essential fatty acid

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essential fatty acid

noun essential fatty acids

any fatty acid required for human metabolism that cannot be synthesized by the body and must be present in the diet; originally designated as vitamin F

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noun any fatty acid required for human metabolism that cannot be synthesized

한국어	필수 지방산 pilsu jibangsan, 불가결 지방산 bulgagyeol jibangsan
日本語	必須脂肪酸 hissu shibōsan, 不可欠脂肪酸 fukaketsu shibōsan
中文	必需脂肪酸 bìxū zhīfángsuān
Français	acide gras essentiel

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@misc{essential_fatty_acid_2026,
  title = {essential fatty acid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/essential%20fatty%20acid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}