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desmethylsterol

desmethylsterol noun: any sterol lacking a methyl group in a specified position, e.g. 4-desmethylsterol.

Noun

desmethylsterol (plural desmethylsterols)

  1. Any sterol lacking a methyl group in a specified position, e.g. 4-desmethylsterol.

Forms of desmethylsterol

pluraldesmethylsterols

Origin of desmethylsterol

From desmethyl + sterol.

Questions about desmethylsterol

What does desmethylsterol mean?
Desmethylsterol means any sterol lacking a methyl group in a specified position, e.g. 4-desmethylsterol.
What part of speech is desmethylsterol?
Desmethylsterol is a noun.
What is the plural of desmethylsterol?
The plural of desmethylsterol is desmethylsterols.

Words near desmethylsterol in the dictionary

  1. desmethylprodine
  2. desmethylselegiline
  3. desmethylsertraline
  4. desmethylsterane
  5. desmethylsteranes
  6. desmethylsterol
  7. desmethylsterols
  8. desmethyltamoxifen
  9. desmethylxanthohumol
  10. desmetramadol
  11. desmetryn

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