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Word: eicosanoid (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • biochemistry any of a family of naturally occurring substances derived fro 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; they function as hormones

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