OMEGA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does omega mean? 

• OMEGA (noun)
  The noun OMEGA has 2 senses:

1. the ending of a series or sequence

2. the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet

  Familiarity information: OMEGA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OMEGA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ending of a series or sequence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

omega; Z

Context example:

the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end

Hypernyms ("omega" is a kind of...):

conclusion; ending; finish (event whose occurrence ends something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("omega" is a kind of...):

alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)

Holonyms ("omega" is a member of...):

Greek alphabet (the alphabet used by ancient Greeks)

 Context examples 

An essential, polyunsaturated, 20-carbon omega-3 fatty acid with anti-inflammatory and potential antineoplastic and chemopreventive activities.

(Eicosapentaenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

A highly purified omega-3 fatty acid that can decrease serum triglyceride levels.

(Ethyl Icosapentate, NCI Thesaurus)

Although omega oxidation is normally a minor pathway of fatty acid metabolism, failure of beta-oxidation to proceed normally can result in increased omega oxidation activity.

(Omega-Oxidation of Fatty Acids Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

But the omega-3’s made no difference.

(Study shows no benefit of omega-3 or other nutritional supplements for cognitive decline, NIH)

349 people were randomly assigned to receive 3 grams daily of fish-derived omega-3 fatty acids in five capsules.

(Omega-3s from fish oil supplements no better than placebo for dry eye, National Institutes of Health)

This allele, which encodes interferon omega-1 protein, plays a role in intracellular signal transduction pathway progression in response to viral invasion.

(IFNW1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

An essential fatty acid belonging to the omega-3 fatty acids group.

(Linolenic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

Although its mechanism of action isn't known, omega-3-acid ethyl esters may work by decreasing the amount of triglycerides and other fats made in the liver.

(Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters, NCI Thesaurus)

Omega-3 fatty acids do not occur naturally with chain lengths shorter than 16 carbon units.

(Omega-3 fatty acid, NCI Thesaurus)

TBL-12 contains various amino acids, minerals, vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids.

(Nutraceutical TBL-12, NCI Thesaurus)