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icosanoid

icosanoid is the alternative form 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

Forms of icosanoid

pluralicosanoids

Questions about icosanoid

What is icosanoid the alternative form of?
Icosanoid is the alternative form of eicosanoid.

Words near icosanoid in the dictionary

  1. icosahedronic
  2. icosahedrons
  3. icosandrian
  4. icosandrous
  5. icosane
  6. icosanoid
  7. icosanoids
  8. icosapentaenoic acid
  9. icosapeptide
  10. icosapeptides
  11. icosasphere

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