eicosanoid

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From eicosanoic +‎ -oid (“-like”).

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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.

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