eicosanoid
/aɪˈkoʊ.səˌnɔɪd/
构词拆解
- -oid
- Resembling; having the likeness of (usually including the concept of not being the same despite the likeness, but counterexamples exist). · (less commonly) Of, pertaining to, or related to.
词源说明
From eicosanoic + -oid (“-like”).
释义
名词noun
- 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