Eicosanoid Definition
īkō-sə-noid
noun
Any of a group of substances that are derived from arachidonic acid, including leukotrienes, prostaglandins, and thromboxanes.
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Other Word Forms of Eicosanoid
Noun
Singular:
eicosanoid
Plural:
eicosanoidsOrigin of Eicosanoid
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eicosan(e) chemical name (Greek eikosi twenty, from its twenty carbon atoms wīkm̥tī- in Indo-European roots) (–ane) –oid
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eikosi, “twenty") + εἶδος (eidos, “form, likeness").
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