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cholestanone

cholestanone noun: any steroid ketone formally derived from a cholestanol.

Noun

cholestanone (plural cholestanones)

  1. Any steroid ketone formally derived from a cholestanol

Forms of cholestanone

pluralcholestanones

Origin of cholestanone

From cholestanol + -one.

Questions about cholestanone

What does cholestanone mean?
Cholestanone means any steroid ketone formally derived from a cholestanol.
What part of speech is cholestanone?
Cholestanone is a noun.
What is the plural of cholestanone?
The plural of cholestanone is cholestanones.

Words near cholestanone in the dictionary

  1. cholestane
  2. cholestanes
  3. cholestanetriol
  4. cholestanol
  5. cholestanols
  6. cholestanone
  7. cholestanones
  8. cholestanyl
  9. cholestases
  10. cholestasis
  11. cholestatic

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