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crinosterol

crinosterol noun: the sterol (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5S)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol present in marine invertebrates.

Noun

crinosterol (uncountable)

  1. The sterol (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5S)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol present in marine invertebrates

Synonyms of crinosterol

Origin of crinosterol

From crin(oid) + -o- + sterol.

Questions about crinosterol

What does crinosterol mean?
Crinosterol means the sterol (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5S)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol present in marine invertebrates.
What part of speech is crinosterol?
Crinosterol is a noun.

Words near crinosterol in the dictionary

  1. crinophagic
  2. crinophagy
  3. crinose
  4. crinosities
  5. crinosity
  6. crinosterol
  7. crinozoan
  8. crins
  9. crinum
  10. crinums
  11. criobolium

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