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lanostane

lanostane noun: the steroid hydrocarbon 4,4,14-trimethyl-5α-cholestane.

Noun

lanostane (plural lanostanes)

  1. The steroid hydrocarbon 4,4,14-trimethyl-5α-cholestane

Forms of lanostane

plurallanostanes

Words formed from lanostane

Questions about lanostane

What does lanostane mean?
Lanostane means the steroid hydrocarbon 4,4,14-trimethyl-5α-cholestane.
What part of speech is lanostane?
Lanostane is a noun.
What is the plural of lanostane?
The plural of lanostane is lanostanes.

Words near lanostane in the dictionary

  1. lanolins
  2. Lanoraie
  3. lanose
  4. lanosity
  5. lanosol
  6. lanostane
  7. lanostanes
  8. lanostanoid
  9. lanostanoids
  10. lanosterol
  11. lanosterols

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