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cholane

cholane noun: a steroid hydrocarbon having a 4-pentane sidechain instead of the normal cholestane sidechain.

Noun

cholane (plural cholanes)

  1. A steroid hydrocarbon having a 4-pentane sidechain instead of the normal cholestane sidechain

Forms of cholane

pluralcholanes

Origin of cholane

From chole- + -ane.

Words formed from cholane

Questions about cholane

What does cholane mean?
Cholane means a steroid hydrocarbon having a 4-pentane sidechain instead of the normal cholestane sidechain.
What part of speech is cholane?
Cholane is a noun.
What is the plural of cholane?
The plural of cholane is cholanes.

Words near cholane in the dictionary

  1. cholagogue
  2. cholagogues
  3. cholai
  4. cholaic acid
  5. cholam
  6. cholane
  7. cholaneresis
  8. cholanes
  9. cholangeitis
  10. cholangial
  11. cholangiectasis

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