docosanoid

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noun

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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Meanings

noundocosanoid (plural docosanoids)

plural docosanoids

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

Origin

From docos- (“22”) + -ane + -oid.

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APA

docosanoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docosanoid

MLA

“docosanoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docosanoid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “docosanoid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docosanoid.

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