eicosapentaenoic acid

== English == === Etymology === From eicosa- +‎ penta- +‎ -ene +‎ -oic acid. === Noun === eicosapentaenoic acid (uncountable) (organic chemistry) An omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), having 20 carbon atoms and 5 cis double bonds, that acts as a precursor for prostaglandin-3, thromboxane-3, and leukotriene-5 eicosanoids Synonyms: (initialism) EPA, icosapentaenoic acid, timnodonic acid, (physiological literature) 20:5(n-3) ==== Coordinate terms ==== eicosapentaenoate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution) ==== Translations ====