Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

omega-6 fatty acid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: omega-6 -fat-ty acid
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond between the sixth and seventh carbon atoms from the end of the molecule farthest from the carboxylic acid; although they are essential fatty acids, there is evidence that excess levels can cause a number of diseases

Inflected Forms

omega-6 fatty acids (plural)

Synonyms

omega-6

Questions

What does omega-6 fatty acid mean?: any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond between the sixth and seventh carbon atoms from the end of the molecule farthest from the carboxylic acid; although they are essential fatty acids, there is evidence that excess levels can cause a number of diseases

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