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epicholesterol

epicholesterol noun: the 3α- isomer of cholesterol.

Noun

epicholesterol (uncountable)

  1. The 3α- isomer of cholesterol

Origin of epicholesterol

From epi- + cholesterol.

Questions about epicholesterol

What does epicholesterol mean?
Epicholesterol means the 3α- isomer of cholesterol.
What part of speech is epicholesterol?
Epicholesterol is a noun.

Words near epicholesterol in the dictionary

  1. epichlorhydrins
  2. epichlorohydrin
  3. epichlorohydrine
  4. epichlorohydrines
  5. epichlorohydrins
  6. epicholesterol
  7. epichordal
  8. epichorial
  9. epichoric
  10. epichorion
  11. epichorions

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