IUPAC definition : Unsaturated C sub 20 /sub fatty acids and skeletally related compounds. The spelling
icosanoids is preferred over the spelling eicosanoids for consistency with icosanoic
acid. Specialists working in this field commonly use eicosanoids, however.;
Unsaturated C sub 20 /sub fatty acids and skeletally related compounds. The spelling
icosanoids is preferred over the spelling eicosanoids for consistency with icosanoic
acid. Specialists working in this field commonly use eicosanoids, however.