docosanoid

English

Etymology

From docosa- (“22”) +‎ -n- +‎ -oid.

Noun

docosanoid (plural docosanoids)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of various signalling molecules made by oxygenation of twenty-two-carbon essential fatty acids, especially docosahexaenoic acid, including some resolvins and the docosatrienes.
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