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mead acid
mead ac·id
Definitions related to mead acid:
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A polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acid with a 20-carbon backbone and 3 double bonds, originating from the 9th, 12th and 15th positions from the methyl end, with all bonds in the cis- configuration.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Polyunsaturated fatty acid with 20 carbons and 3 double bonds at the 9th, 12th, and 15th carbon from the methyl end.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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