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episterol

episterol noun: the sterol (3β,5α)-ergosta-7,24(28)-dien-3-ol which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of steroids.

Noun

episterol (uncountable)

  1. The sterol (3β,5α)-ergosta-7,24(28)-dien-3-ol which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of steroids.

Words formed from episterol

Questions about episterol

What does episterol mean?
Episterol means the sterol (3β,5α)-ergosta-7,24(28)-dien-3-ol which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of steroids.
What part of speech is episterol?
Episterol is a noun.

Words near episterol in the dictionary

  1. epistemés
  2. episterna
  3. episternal
  4. episternum
  5. episternums
  6. episterol
  7. epistigmastanol
  8. epistilbite
  9. epistle
  10. epistle lesson
  11. epistle lessons

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