Meanings
nounarachidonic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds, found in animal fats; it is essential for human nutrition, being a precursor to the production of prostaglandins.
Translations
Catalan àcid araquidònic
- àcid araquidòniclong chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
Chinese Mandarin 花生四烯酸
- 花生四烯酸 (huāshēngsìxīsuān)long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
Finnish arakidonihappo
- arakidonihappolong chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
French acide arachidonique
- acide arachidoniquelong chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
German Arachidonsäure
- Arachidonsäurelong chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
Hindi कलायायिकाम्ल
- कलायायिकाम्ल (kalāyāyikāmla)long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
Hungarian arachidonsav
- arachidonsavlong chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
Italian acido arachidonico
- acido arachidonicolong chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
Polish kwas arachidonowy
- kwas arachidonowylong chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
Portuguese ácido araquidónico, ácido araquidônico
- ácido araquidónicolong chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
- ácido araquidônicolong chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
Romanian acid arahidonic
- acid arahidoniclong chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
Russian арахидо́новая кислота́
- арахидо́новая кислота́ (araxidónovaja kislotá)long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
Spanish ácido araquidónico
- ácido araquidónicolong chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
Swedish arakidonsyra
- arakidonsyralong chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
Vietnamese axit arachidonic
- axit arachidoniclong chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
Cite this entry
APA
arachidonic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachidonic%20acid
MLA
“arachidonic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachidonic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arachidonic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachidonic%20acid.
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