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dolichol

dolichol noun: any polyterpenoid having a single hydroxyl group on the terminal carbon atom, and the terminal isoprene residue being saturated; a dihydropolyprenol.

Noun

dolichol (plural dolichols)

  1. any polyterpenoid having a single hydroxyl group on the terminal carbon atom, and the terminal isoprene residue being saturated; a dihydropolyprenol

Forms of dolichol

pluraldolichols

Questions about dolichol

What does dolichol mean?
Dolichol means any polyterpenoid having a single hydroxyl group on the terminal carbon atom, and the terminal isoprene residue being saturated; a dihydropolyprenol.
What part of speech is dolichol?
Dolichol is a noun.
What is the plural of dolichol?
The plural of dolichol is dolichols.

Words near dolichol in the dictionary

  1. dolichoi
  2. dolichoic
  3. dolichoic acid
  4. dolichoic acids
  5. dolichoiliac
  6. dolichol
  7. dolicholide
  8. dolichols
  9. dolichomacrostomid
  10. dolichomacrostomids
  11. dolichometopid

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