How to Use long-chain in a Sentence

long-chain

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• The body digests these fats more quickly and easily than long-chain fatty acids.
  — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 30 Dec. 2025
• Oily fish, such as salmon, are higher in long-chain omega-3 fatty acids which may help prevent heart disease.
  — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 30 Mar. 2026
• Mussels Like oysters, mussels are a source of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids.
  — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026
• That extra nourishment and moisture is thanks mostly to the omega’s long-chain fatty acids, which act primarily on the surface of the hair, protecting against friction and heat.
  — Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2025
• The discovery of sulfur-rich organics followed in 2018, and just this year, more complex, long-chain alkanes were found in Martian mudstones.
  — Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
• Our results indicate that pregnant women have special reason to be concerned about exposure to long-chain PFAS through drinking water.
  — Ashley Langer, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
• Certain nutrients — including protein, fiber and long-chain fatty acids — can stimulate GLP-1 release.
  — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
• These batteries often lose efficiency because long-chain polysulfides move through the cell and eventually form lithium sulfide, an insulating compound that wastes active material.
  — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
• First developed nearly a century ago, the FT process passes a syngas, or synthesis gas, over a metal catalyst such as iron or cobalt under high heat and pressure to polymerize into long-chain hydrocarbons.
  — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
• This isn’t surprising to me, as short-chain PFAS are known to absorb more efficiently into plants than long-chain PFAS like PFOS.
  — Sarah Todd, STAT, 1 May 2026
• Though the fashion industry has phased out long-chain PFAS, such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)—a chemical known for accumulating in the environment and linked to potential health risks—many manufacturers now promote short-chain alternatives as safer options for water repellency.
  — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2026