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allocholesterol

allocholesterol noun: the isomer of cholesterol (3S)-10,13-dimethyl-17-(6-methylheptan-2-yl)-2,3,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol.

Noun

allocholesterol (uncountable)

  1. The isomer of cholesterol (3S)-10,13-dimethyl-17-(6-methylheptan-2-yl)-2,3,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol

Origin of allocholesterol

From allo- + cholesterol.

Questions about allocholesterol

What does allocholesterol mean?
Allocholesterol means the isomer of cholesterol (3S)-10,13-dimethyl-17-(6-methylheptan-2-yl)-2,3,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol.
What part of speech is allocholesterol?
Allocholesterol is a noun.

Words near allocholesterol in the dictionary

  1. allochimera
  2. allochimeras
  3. allochimeric
  4. allochiria
  5. allocholane
  6. allocholesterol
  7. allochory
  8. allochotonous
  9. allochroic
  10. allochroite
  11. allochromasia

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