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dehydrosqualene

dehydrosqualene noun: an apocarotenoid intermediate in the biosynthesis of carotenoids.

Noun

dehydrosqualene (countable and uncountable, plural dehydrosqualenes)

  1. An apocarotenoid intermediate in the biosynthesis of carotenoids

Forms of dehydrosqualene

pluraldehydrosqualenes

Origin of dehydrosqualene

From dehydro- + squalene.

Questions about dehydrosqualene

What does dehydrosqualene mean?
Dehydrosqualene means an apocarotenoid intermediate in the biosynthesis of carotenoids.
What part of speech is dehydrosqualene?
Dehydrosqualene is a noun.
What is the plural of dehydrosqualene?
The plural of dehydrosqualene is dehydrosqualenes.

Words near dehydrosqualene in the dictionary

  1. dehydrorotenone
  2. dehydroshikimate
  3. dehydroshikimates
  4. dehydroshikimic acid
  5. dehydrosphinganine
  6. dehydrosqualene
  7. dehydrosugar
  8. dehydrosugars
  9. dehydrotectol
  10. dehydrotestosterone
  11. dehydrotestosterones

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