eicosatetraene

English

Etymology

From eicosa- +‎ tetra- +‎ -ene.

Noun

eicosatetraene (plural eicosatetraenes)

  1. A hydrocarbon chain with 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds (C20H30), equivalent to eicosatetraenoic acid without the carboxylic acid group (–COOH)

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