eicos-, eicosa-, eikos-
varr. icos-, etc.
| 1909 Webster, Eikosane, Chem., a solid hydrocarbon, C20H42, of the methane series, of artificial production, and also occurring in petroleum. 1958 Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc. XVI. 442 Values of specific impulse for heptane, octane, decane and eicosane oxidized by WFNA have been calculated. 1964 J. A. Lovern in Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. II. 188 Lipids from fish mitochondria are, like fish depot lipids, low in arachidonic acid but rich in eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids. 1968 New Scientist 18 July 142/1 This eicosanucleotide (a string of 20 nucleoside beads)..is the longest that needs to be synthesized by purely chemical methods. |