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cholestane

cholestane noun: the tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol.

Noun

cholestane (plural cholestanes)

  1. The tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol.

Forms of cholestane

pluralcholestanes

Words formed from cholestane

Questions about cholestane

What does cholestane mean?
Cholestane means the tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol.
What part of speech is cholestane?
Cholestane is a noun.
What is the plural of cholestane?
The plural of cholestane is cholestanes.

Words near cholestane in the dictionary

  1. cholest.
  2. cholestadiene
  3. cholestadienes
  4. cholestadienol
  5. cholestadienols
  6. cholestane
  7. cholestanes
  8. cholestanetriol
  9. cholestanol
  10. cholestanols
  11. cholestanone

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