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hecogenin

hecogenin noun: an organic compound obtained from the sisal plant and used in the production of steroidal drugs.

Noun

hecogenin (countable and uncountable, plural hecogenins)

  1. An organic compound obtained from the sisal plant and used in the production of steroidal drugs.

Forms of hecogenin

pluralhecogenins

Words formed from hecogenin

Questions about hecogenin

What does hecogenin mean?
Hecogenin means an organic compound obtained from the sisal plant and used in the production of steroidal drugs.
What part of speech is hecogenin?
Hecogenin is a noun.
What is the plural of hecogenin?
The plural of hecogenin is hecogenins.

Words near hecogenin in the dictionary

  1. hecks no
  2. Heckstall
  3. Heckstalls
  4. heckuva
  5. Hecla
  6. hecogenin
  7. hecogenins
  8. hect-
  9. hecta-
  10. hectacre
  11. hectacres

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