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eicosanoids

eicosanoids is the plural of eicosanoid.

Meaning of eicosanoid

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

Questions about eicosanoids

What is eicosanoids the plural of?
Eicosanoids is the plural of eicosanoid.

Words near eicosanoids in the dictionary

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

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