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cholestanes

cholestanes is the plural of cholestane.

Meaning of cholestane

Noun

cholestane (plural cholestanes)

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

Questions about cholestanes

What is cholestanes the plural of?
Cholestanes is the plural of cholestane.

Words near cholestanes in the dictionary

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

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