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eicosanoid

US/aɪˈkoʊ.səˌnɔɪd/

eicosanoid noun: any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; they function as hormones.

Noun

eicosanoid (plural eicosanoids)

  1. Any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; they function as hormones.
    Synonyms:
    icosanoid

Synonyms of eicosanoid

Forms of eicosanoid

pluraleicosanoids

Origin of eicosanoid

From eicosanoic + -oid (“-like”).

Questions about eicosanoid

What does eicosanoid mean?
Eicosanoid means any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; they function as hormones.
What part of speech is eicosanoid?
Eicosanoid is a noun.
How do you pronounce eicosanoid?
Eicosanoid is pronounced /aɪˈkoʊ.səˌnɔɪd/ (US).
What is the plural of eicosanoid?
The plural of eicosanoid is eicosanoids.

Words near eicosanoid in the dictionary

  1. eicosanetriol
  2. eicosanoate
  3. eicosanoates
  4. eicosanoic
  5. eicosanoic acid
  6. eicosanoid
  7. eicosanoids
  8. eicosanol
  9. eicosanoyl
  10. eicosapentaene
  11. eicosapentaenoate

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