docosanoid

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What does docosanoid mean?

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

Where does docosanoid come from?

From docos- (“22”) + -ane + -oid.

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