transcription, транскрипция: [ ī-ˈkō-sə-ˌnȯid ]
noun
Etymology: eicosa- containing 20 atoms (from Greek eikosa- twenty, from eikosi ) + -n oic, suffix used in names of fatty acids (from -a n e + -oic ) + -oid (I) — more at vigesimal
Date: 1980
: any of a class of compounds (as the prostaglandins) derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids (as arachidonic acid) and involved in cellular activity