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Marker degradation

Marker degradation noun: a three-step synthetic route in steroid chemistry, used for the production of cortisone and mammalian sex hormones from plant steroids.

Noun

Marker degradation (uncountable)

  1. A three-step synthetic route in steroid chemistry, used for the production of cortisone and mammalian sex hormones from plant steroids.

Origin of Marker degradation

It was developed by American chemist Russell Earl Marker in 1938–40.

Questions about Marker degradation

What does Marker degradation mean?
Marker degradation means a three-step synthetic route in steroid chemistry, used for the production of cortisone and mammalian sex hormones from plant steroids.
What part of speech is Marker degradation?
Marker degradation is a noun.

Words near Marker degradation in the dictionary

  1. marker
  2. marker beacon
  3. marker beacons
  4. marker bed
  5. marker beds
  6. Marker degradation
  7. marker gene
  8. marker genes
  9. marker horizon
  10. marker horizons
  11. marker interface

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