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Eicosanoid - What does it mean?

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eicosanoid

English

(wikipedia eicosanoid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) 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

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.