hexadecatrienoic acid

noun

A polyunsaturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms and three double bonds

Meanings

nounhexadecatrienoic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA polyunsaturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms and three double bonds
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