docosanoic

[ dok-uh-suh-noh-ik ]
/ ˌdɒk ə səˈnoʊ ɪk /

adjective Chemistry.

behenic.

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Origin of docosanoic

do- (< Greek, combining form of dúo two) + -cos- (extracted from Greek eíkosi twenty) + -ane + -o- + -ic

Words nearby docosanoic

dockside, dockworker, dockyard, doco, docosahexaenoic acid, docosanoic, doctor, doctor faustus, doctor livingstone, i presume?, doctor of philosophy, doctor of the church
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