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cycloartane

cycloartane noun: a derivative of lanostane, 4,4,14-trimethyl-9,19-cyclo-5alpha,9beta-cholestane, having a methylene bridge between the 5- and 9- positions.

Noun

cycloartane (countable and uncountable, plural cycloartanes)

  1. A derivative of lanostane, 4,4,14-trimethyl-9,19-cyclo-5alpha,9beta-cholestane, having a methylene bridge between the 5- and 9- positions

Forms of cycloartane

pluralcycloartanes

Questions about cycloartane

What does cycloartane mean?
Cycloartane means a derivative of lanostane, 4,4,14-trimethyl-9,19-cyclo-5alpha,9beta-cholestane, having a methylene bridge between the 5- and 9- positions.
What part of speech is cycloartane?
Cycloartane is a noun.
What is the plural of cycloartane?
The plural of cycloartane is cycloartanes.

Words near cycloartane in the dictionary

  1. cycloamylose
  2. cycloamyloses
  3. cycloanemization
  4. cycloaromatization
  5. cycloaromatizations
  6. cycloartane
  7. cycloartanes
  8. cycloartanol
  9. cycloartenol
  10. cycloartenols
  11. cycloartenyl

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