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hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid

hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid noun: a hydroxy derivative of a polyunsaturated fatty acid; it is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of leukotrienes.

Noun

hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (uncountable)

  1. A hydroxy derivative of a polyunsaturated fatty acid; it is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of leukotrienes

Origin of hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid

From hydroxy + eicosatetraenoic acid.

Questions about hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid

What does hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid mean?
Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid means a hydroxy derivative of a polyunsaturated fatty acid; it is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of leukotrienes.
What part of speech is hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid?
Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid is a noun.

Words near hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid in the dictionary

  1. hydroxydopamines
  2. hydroxyecdysone
  3. hydroxyecdysones
  4. hydroxyectoine
  5. hydroxyectoines
  6. hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
  7. hydroxyergocalciferol
  8. hydroxyester
  9. hydroxyesters
  10. hydroxyethane
  11. hydroxyethyl

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