eicosanoic acid

noun

ei·​co·​sa·​no·​ic acid

¦īkəsə¦nōik-

: arachidic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary eicosane + -o- + -ic

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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