"eicosanoid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /aɪˈkoʊ.səˌnɔɪd/ [General-American] Forms: eicosanoids [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”) + -ane (“an alkane”) + -oic (“a carboxylic acid”) + -oid (“-like”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|εἴκοσι|-ane|-oic|-oid|lang1=grc|t1=twenty|t2=an alkane|t3=a carboxylic acid|t4=-like}} Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi, “twenty”) + -ane (“an alkane”) + -oic (“a carboxylic acid”) + -oid (“-like”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} eicosanoid (plural eicosanoids)
  1. (organic chemistry) 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. Categories (topical): Biomolecules, Organic compounds Synonyms: icosanoid Translations (Translations): eikosanoidi (Finnish), eicosanoïde [masculine] (French), eicosanoide [masculine] (Italian)

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