See Also: omega-3 fatty acid desaturase(medicine)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids(health)
Fatty acids,omega-3(health)
fatty acids, omega-3(medicine)
omega 3 fatty acids(medicine)
Omega-6 Fatty Acids(health)
Linolenic Acid (Omega 3)(health)
Fatty acid(medicine)
Acid, fatty(health)
fatty acid(encyclopedia)

omega-3 fatty acid desaturase (medicine) and contradiction (iou)


omega-3 fatty acid desaturase (medicine)


omega-3 fatty acid desaturase
<enzyme> Catalyses desaturation of the omega-3 carbon (3rd from free end) of c-18 fatty acids; deficiency results in accumulation of linoleic acid (18:2omega6,9) at the expense of linolenic acid (18:3omega3,6,9); amino acid sequence given in first source

Registry number: EC 1.14.99.-

Synonym: fad3 gene product, omega-3 desaturase


contradiction (iou)



contradiction noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin contradictio(n-), formed as CONTRADICT: see -ION.]
The action of speaking against or opposing; gainsaying, opposition. LME.
Steele There are those who pursue their own Way out of a Sourness and Spirit of Contradiction.
The action of declaring to be untrue or erroneous; affirming the contrary; denial. LME.
Shakespeare Anthony & Cleopatra Without contradiction I have heard that.
A statement containing propositions or terms which are at variance with one another; a contradictory proposition. LME.
Hobbes Both parts of a contradiction cannot possibly be true.
b. More fully contradiction in terms. A statement, phrase, etc., which appears to be self-contradictory. E18.
B. Jowett A virtuous tyrant is a contradiction in terms.
A state of opposition in things compared; variance; logical inconsistency. L16.
George Eliot The contradiction between men's lives and their professed beliefs had pressed upon him.
A contradictory act, fact, or condition; an inconsistency. E17.
S. Johnson An attempt to make contradictions consistent.
A statement contradicting another. E18.
Oxford English Dictionary An official contradiction of the recent rumours.
A person or thing made up of contradictory qualities. M18.
Pope Woman's at best a contradiction still.