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dehydroergosterol

dehydroergosterol noun: the fluorescent cholesterol analogue (3S,10S,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,12,14,15,16,17-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol.

Noun

dehydroergosterol (uncountable)

  1. The fluorescent cholesterol analogue (3S,10S,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,12,14,15,16,17-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol

Questions about dehydroergosterol

What does dehydroergosterol mean?
Dehydroergosterol means the fluorescent cholesterol analogue (3S,10S,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,12,14,15,16,17-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol.
What part of speech is dehydroergosterol?
Dehydroergosterol is a noun.

Words near dehydroergosterol in the dictionary

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

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