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hydroxysqualene

hydroxysqualene noun: any hydroxy derivative of squalene, but especially 12-hydroxysqualene or 26-hydroxysqualene.

Noun

hydroxysqualene (plural hydroxysqualenes)

  1. Any hydroxy derivative of squalene, but especially 12-hydroxysqualene or 26-hydroxysqualene

Forms of hydroxysqualene

pluralhydroxysqualenes

Questions about hydroxysqualene

What does hydroxysqualene mean?
Hydroxysqualene means any hydroxy derivative of squalene, but especially 12-hydroxysqualene or 26-hydroxysqualene.
What part of speech is hydroxysqualene?
Hydroxysqualene is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxysqualene?
The plural of hydroxysqualene is hydroxysqualenes.

Words near hydroxysqualene in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyquinone
  2. hydroxyquinones
  3. hydroxysafrole
  4. hydroxysodalite
  5. hydroxyspheriodenone
  6. hydroxysqualene
  7. hydroxysqualenes
  8. hydroxystanozolol
  9. hydroxystaurosporine
  10. hydroxystearic
  11. hydroxystearic acid

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