Meanings
adjectivearachidonic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to arachidonic acid or its derivatives.
Origin
Formed irregularly from arachidic, from New Latin arachis (“peanut”) + -one + -ic
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Rhymes with arachidonic
electronicchronicsonicharmonicmonophonicionicironicultrasonictonicmasonicsymphonicsupersoniciconicdemoniccolonicmnemonicbionicplatonicmonotonichydroponichadronicplanktonicphoniccarbonic
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APA
arachidonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachidonic
MLA
“arachidonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachidonic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arachidonic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachidonic.
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