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Formed irregularly from arachidic, from New Latin arachis (“peanut”) + -one + -ic
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
arachidonic
Today it means: Of or pertaining to arachidonic acid or its derivatives. Full definition →
Today it means: Of or pertaining to arachidonic acid or its derivatives. Full definition →
Formed irregularly from arachidic, from New Latin arachis (“peanut”) + -one + -ic
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.