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docosatetraenoylethanolamide en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌdoʊkoʊsəˌtɛtrəˌiːnoʊɪlˌɛθəˈnɒləmaɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥ Ancient Greek δώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)bor. English dodeca-clip. English do- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wídḱm̥ti Proto-Hellenic *ewī́kəti Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi)bor. English icosa- English -cosa- English docosa- Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English enoyl Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol ▲ English ethyl English eth- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English ethane ▲ English alcohol English -ol English ethanol Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English ethanolamide English docosatetraenoylethanolamide From docosa- + tetra- + enoyl + ethanolamide.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) An endogenous fatty-acid ethanolamide derived from docosatetraenoic acid and structurally related to the endocannabinoid anandamide.

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