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ketosterol

ketosterol noun: any sterol having a ketone functional group.

Noun

ketosterol (plural ketosterols)

  1. Any sterol having a ketone functional group

Forms of ketosterol

pluralketosterols

Origin of ketosterol

From keto- + sterol.

Questions about ketosterol

What does ketosterol mean?
Ketosterol means any sterol having a ketone functional group.
What part of speech is ketosterol?
Ketosterol is a noun.
What is the plural of ketosterol?
The plural of ketosterol is ketosterols.

Words near ketosterol in the dictionary

  1. ketosphinganine
  2. ketosphinganines
  3. ketosphingosine
  4. ketosteroid
  5. ketosteroids
  6. ketosterol
  7. ketosterols
  8. ketosuccinic
  9. ketosuccinic acid
  10. ketosugar
  11. ketosugars

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