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dehydrocholesterol

UK[diːhaɪdɹəˌkəˈlɛstəɹɒɫ]

dehydrocholesterol noun: a sterol, 7-dehydrocholesterol, found in the skin, that, on exposure to light, is converted into vitamin D.

Noun

dehydrocholesterol (countable and uncountable, plural dehydrocholesterols)

  1. A sterol, 7-dehydrocholesterol, found in the skin, that, on exposure to light, is converted into vitamin D

dehydrocholesterol meaning in Tamil

dehydrocholesterol in Tamil

தீயைதரோகொலெஸ்ற்றெரோல்

Forms of dehydrocholesterol

pluraldehydrocholesterols

Origin of dehydrocholesterol

From dehydro- + cholesterol.

Words formed from dehydrocholesterol

Questions about dehydrocholesterol

What does dehydrocholesterol mean?
Dehydrocholesterol means a sterol, 7-dehydrocholesterol, found in the skin, that, on exposure to light, is converted into vitamin D.
What is dehydrocholesterol in Tamil?
Dehydrocholesterol in Tamil is தீயைதரோகொலெஸ்ற்றெரோல். See Dehydrocholesterol meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dehydrocholesterol?
Dehydrocholesterol is a noun.
How do you pronounce dehydrocholesterol?
Dehydrocholesterol is pronounced [diːhaɪdɹəˌkəˈlɛstəɹɒɫ] (UK).
What is the plural of dehydrocholesterol?
The plural of dehydrocholesterol is dehydrocholesterols.

Words near dehydrocholesterol in the dictionary

  1. dehydrochlorinated
  2. dehydrochlorination
  3. dehydrochlorinations
  4. dehydrocholate
  5. dehydrocholates
  6. dehydrocholesterol
  7. dehydrocholic
  8. dehydrocholic acid
  9. dehydrocondensation
  10. dehydrocorticosterone
  11. dehydrocorydalmine

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