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docosanoic

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

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