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hopanoid

hopanoid noun: any of a class of pentacyclic compounds, somewhat similar to steroids, that have various functions in prokaryotes.

Noun

hopanoid (plural hopanoids)

  1. Any of a class of pentacyclic compounds, somewhat similar to steroids, that have various functions in prokaryotes

Forms of hopanoid

pluralhopanoids

Origin of hopanoid

From Hopea (genus of plant from which the substance was originally derived), from J Hope (Scottish botanist).

Words formed from hopanoid

Questions about hopanoid

What does hopanoid mean?
Hopanoid means any of a class of pentacyclic compounds, somewhat similar to steroids, that have various functions in prokaryotes.
What part of speech is hopanoid?
Hopanoid is a noun.
What is the plural of hopanoid?
The plural of hopanoid is hopanoids.

Words near hopanoid in the dictionary

  1. hopak
  2. hopaks
  3. hopane
  4. hopanes
  5. hopanoic
  6. hopanoid
  7. hopanoids
  8. hopantenic acid
  9. Hopatcong
  10. hopback
  11. hopbacks

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