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dolichosterone

dolichosterone noun: a steroid 17-(3,4-dihydroxy-6-methyl-5-methylideneheptan-2-yl)-2,3-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-one present in beans of the genus Dolichos.

Noun

dolichosterone (uncountable)

  1. A steroid 17-(3,4-dihydroxy-6-methyl-5-methylideneheptan-2-yl)-2,3-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-one present in beans of the genus Dolichos

Questions about dolichosterone

What does dolichosterone mean?
Dolichosterone means a steroid 17-(3,4-dihydroxy-6-methyl-5-methylideneheptan-2-yl)-2,3-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-one present in beans of the genus Dolichos.
What part of speech is dolichosterone?
Dolichosterone is a noun.

Words near dolichosterone in the dictionary

  1. dolichoses
  2. dolichosis
  3. dolichospondylic
  4. dolichospondyly
  5. dolichostenomelia
  6. dolichosterone
  7. dolichostylous
  8. dolichotine
  9. dolichotines
  10. dolichuranic
  11. dolichus

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