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epoxycholesterol

epoxycholesterol noun: an epoxy derivative of cholesterol that is involved in the metabolism of mevalonate.

Noun

epoxycholesterol (uncountable)

  1. An epoxy derivative of cholesterol that is involved in the metabolism of mevalonate

Origin of epoxycholesterol

From epoxy- + cholesterol.

Questions about epoxycholesterol

What does epoxycholesterol mean?
Epoxycholesterol means an epoxy derivative of cholesterol that is involved in the metabolism of mevalonate.
What part of speech is epoxycholesterol?
Epoxycholesterol is a noun.

Words near epoxycholesterol in the dictionary

  1. epoxyazadiradione
  2. epoxyazepino
  3. epoxyazepinos
  4. epoxycarotenoid
  5. epoxycarotenoids
  6. epoxycholesterol
  7. epoxycresol
  8. epoxyed
  9. epoxyeicosanoid
  10. epoxyeicosanoids
  11. epoxyeicosapentaenoic

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