Word: eicosanoids
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ei
co
sa
noids
Definition: Plural of eicosanoid. Any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20- carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; they function as hormones.
Morphemes:
Affix: eicosanoid
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; they function as hormones.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: εἴκοσι
Language: grc
Decoded: eikosi
Meaning: twenty
Affix: -ane
Language: en
Decoded: -ane
Meaning: an alkane
Affix: -oic
Language: en
Decoded: -oic
Meaning: a carboxylic acid
Affix: -oid
Language: en
Decoded: -oid
Meaning: -like
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.