Etymology

eicosanoic acid

Today it means: arachidic acid Full definition →

Ancient Greek εἴκοσι
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεἴκοσι
  2. English todayeicosanoic acid

From Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi) "twenty" + -oic, named for the twenty carbon atoms it contains.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekεἴκοσι all →

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