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epoxysqualene

epoxysqualene noun: the epoxide of squalene, (3S)-2,2-dimethyl-3-[(3E,7E,11E,15E)-3,7,12,16,20-pentamethylhenicosa-3,7,11,15,19-pentaenyl]oxirane, that is involved in terpene metabolism.

Noun

epoxysqualene (uncountable)

  1. The epoxide of squalene, (3S)-2,2-dimethyl-3-[(3E,7E,11E,15E)-3,7,12,16,20-pentamethylhenicosa-3,7,11,15,19-pentaenyl]oxirane, that is involved in terpene metabolism

Origin of epoxysqualene

From epoxy- + squalene.

Questions about epoxysqualene

What does epoxysqualene mean?
Epoxysqualene means the epoxide of squalene, (3S)-2,2-dimethyl-3-[(3E,7E,11E,15E)-3,7,12,16,20-pentamethylhenicosa-3,7,11,15,19-pentaenyl]oxirane, that is involved in terpene metabolism.
What part of speech is epoxysqualene?
Epoxysqualene is a noun.

Words near epoxysqualene in the dictionary

  1. epoxyquinoids
  2. epoxyquinol
  3. epoxyquinols
  4. epoxysilane
  5. epoxysilanes
  6. epoxysqualene
  7. epoxystearate
  8. epoxysuccinic
  9. epozoic
  10. epoöphoron
  11. EPP

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