a polyunsaturated fatty acid found especially in fish oils.
Chemical formula: C19H29COOH
Origin:
1960s: from Greek eicosa- 'twenty' (the number of carbon atoms in the molecule) + penta- 'five' (the number of unsaturated bonds) + -ene + -oic on the pattern of methanoic
eicosapentaenoic acid in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of eicosapentaenoic acid in the US English dictionary
