Meanings
nouneicosanoic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryarachidic acid
Origin
- Ancient Greekεἴκοσι
- Englisheicosanoic acid
From Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi) "twenty" + -oic, named for the twenty carbon atoms it contains.
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eicosanoic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eicosanoic%20acid
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