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docosanoid

docosanoid noun: any of various signalling molecules made by oxygenation of twenty-two-carbon essential fatty acids, especially docosahexaenoic acid, including some resolvins and the docosatrienes.

Noun

docosanoid (plural docosanoids)

  1. Any of various signalling molecules made by oxygenation of twenty-two-carbon essential fatty acids, especially docosahexaenoic acid, including some resolvins and the docosatrienes.

Forms of docosanoid

pluraldocosanoids

Origin of docosanoid

From docos- (“22”) + -ane + -oid.

Questions about docosanoid

What does docosanoid mean?
Docosanoid means any of various signalling molecules made by oxygenation of twenty-two-carbon essential fatty acids, especially docosahexaenoic acid, including some resolvins and the docosatrienes.
What part of speech is docosanoid?
Docosanoid is a noun.
What is the plural of docosanoid?
The plural of docosanoid is docosanoids.

Words near docosanoid in the dictionary

  1. docosane
  2. docosanediol
  3. docosanes
  4. docosanoic
  5. docosanoic acid
  6. docosanoid
  7. docosanoids
  8. docosanol
  9. docosanoyl
  10. docosapentaene
  11. docosapentaenoate

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