docosahexaenoic acid

Noun

 * 1)  An essential 22-carbon atom omega-3 fatty acid with six cis double bonds, found in fish oils, metabolized to form the docosanoids.

Synonyms

 * all-cis-docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexa-enoic acid (shorthand name: 22:6(n-3))
 * all-cis-docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexa-enoic acid (shorthand name: 22:6(n-3))
 * all-cis-docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexa-enoic acid (shorthand name: 22:6(n-3))