eicosanoid
/aɪˈkoʊ.səˌnɔɪd/noun
eicosanoid is spelled E-I-C-O-S-A-N-O-I-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eicosanoid means “Any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eicosanoid is eicosanoids.
How many letters and syllables are in eicosanoid?
| Letters | 10: E-I-C-O-S-A-N-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is eicosanoid?
Eicosanoid appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce eicosanoid?
- US /aɪˈkoʊ.səˌnɔɪd/
Eicosanoid has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of eicosanoid
- eicosanoids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eicosanoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eicosanoid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | eicosanoïde |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does eicosanoid come from?
From eicosanoic + -oid (“-like”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).