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7-dehydrocholesterol

7-dehydrocholesterol noun: a zoosterol that functions in the serum as a cholesterol precursor, and is photochemically converted to vitamin D3 in the skin.

Noun

7-dehydrocholesterol (uncountable)

  1. A zoosterol that functions in the serum as a cholesterol precursor, and is photochemically converted to vitamin D3 in the skin.

Questions about 7-dehydrocholesterol

What does 7-dehydrocholesterol mean?
7-dehydrocholesterol means a zoosterol that functions in the serum as a cholesterol precursor, and is photochemically converted to vitamin D3 in the skin.
What part of speech is 7-dehydrocholesterol?
7-dehydrocholesterol is a noun.

Words near 7-dehydrocholesterol in the dictionary

  1. 7-6 suspensions
  2. 7-7-7 rule
  3. 7-bit
  4. 7-day fever
  5. 7-day measles
  6. 7-dehydrocholesterol
  7. 7-Eleven
  8. 7-Elevens
  9. 7-gon
  10. 7-gons
  11. 7-hydroxymitragynine

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