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dehydroepisterol

dehydroepisterol noun: any dehydro derivative of episterol, but especially 5-dehydroepisterol which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of steroids.

Noun

dehydroepisterol (countable and uncountable, plural dehydroepisterols)

  1. Any dehydro derivative of episterol, but especially 5-dehydroepisterol which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of steroids

Forms of dehydroepisterol

pluraldehydroepisterols

Origin of dehydroepisterol

From dehydro- + episterol.

Questions about dehydroepisterol

What does dehydroepisterol mean?
Dehydroepisterol means any dehydro derivative of episterol, but especially 5-dehydroepisterol which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of steroids.
What part of speech is dehydroepisterol?
Dehydroepisterol is a noun.
What is the plural of dehydroepisterol?
The plural of dehydroepisterol is dehydroepisterols.

Words near dehydroepisterol in the dictionary

  1. dehydroepiandrostenedione
  2. dehydroepiandrosterone
  3. dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
  4. dehydroepiandrosterones
  5. dehydroepiandrosteronesulfate
  6. dehydroepisterol
  7. dehydroergosterol
  8. dehydrofluorination
  9. dehydrofluorinations
  10. dehydrofreeze
  11. dehydrofreezes

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