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eicosanol

eicosanol noun: the aliphatic alcohol that has 20 carbon atoms.

Noun

eicosanol (countable and uncountable, plural eicosanols)

  1. The aliphatic alcohol that has 20 carbon atoms
    Synonyms:
    arachidyl alcohol

Synonyms of eicosanol

  • arachidyl alcohol

Forms of eicosanol

pluraleicosanols

Origin of eicosanol

From eicosa- + -n- + -ol.

Questions about eicosanol

What does eicosanol mean?
Eicosanol means the aliphatic alcohol that has 20 carbon atoms.
What part of speech is eicosanol?
Eicosanol is a noun.
What is the plural of eicosanol?
The plural of eicosanol is eicosanols.

Words near eicosanol in the dictionary

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

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