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lanosterol

lanosterol noun: a triterpenoid sterol found in lanolin.

Noun

lanosterol (plural lanosterols)

  1. A triterpenoid sterol found in lanolin

Forms of lanosterol

plurallanosterols

Origin of lanosterol

Blend of lanolin + sterol.

Questions about lanosterol

What does lanosterol mean?
Lanosterol means a triterpenoid sterol found in lanolin.
What part of speech is lanosterol?
Lanosterol is a noun.
What is the plural of lanosterol?
The plural of lanosterol is lanosterols.

Words near lanosterol in the dictionary

  1. lanosol
  2. lanostane
  3. lanostanes
  4. lanostanoid
  5. lanostanoids
  6. lanosterol
  7. lanosterols
  8. lanosterone
  9. lanosteryl
  10. Lanot
  11. Lanote

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