eicosanoid

n. 类二十烷酸; [医]廿〔烷〕类：从廿〔烷〕酸衍生的任何生物活性物质, 包括前列腺素类(prostaglandins)和白细胞三烯类(leukotrienes)

发音

US /aɪˈkoʊ.səˌnɔɪd/

词形变化

eicosanoids 复数 eicosanoids

别名

icosanoid

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    化学

词源

From eicosanoic + -oid (“-like”).

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