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holostane

holostane noun: any of a group of toxic triterpene glycosides present in the sea cucumber.

Noun

holostane (plural holostanes)

  1. Any of a group of toxic triterpene glycosides present in the sea cucumber

Forms of holostane

pluralholostanes

Questions about holostane

What does holostane mean?
Holostane means any of a group of toxic triterpene glycosides present in the sea cucumber.
What part of speech is holostane?
Holostane is a noun.
What is the plural of holostane?
The plural of holostane is holostanes.

Words near holostane in the dictionary

  1. holosiderites
  2. holospinal
  3. holospine
  4. holospondylous
  5. holospondyly
  6. holostane
  7. holostanes
  8. holostean
  9. holosteans
  10. holosteian
  11. holosteians

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