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lichesterol

lichesterol noun: a sterol (3S,10S,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol present in some lichen.

Noun

lichesterol (uncountable)

  1. A sterol (3S,10S,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol present in some lichen

Questions about lichesterol

What does lichesterol mean?
Lichesterol means a sterol (3S,10S,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol present in some lichen.
What part of speech is lichesterol?
Lichesterol is a noun.

Words near lichesterol in the dictionary

  1. licheny
  2. lichenysin
  3. lichenysins
  4. liches
  5. lichesterinic acid
  6. lichesterol
  7. lichexanthone
  8. lichexanthones
  9. lichfield
  10. lichfields
  11. lichgate

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