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monacolin

monacolin noun: any of a class of compounds, extracted from the mold Monascus purpureus, used to maintain blood cholesterol levels.

Noun

monacolin (plural monacolins)

  1. Any of a class of compounds, extracted from the mold Monascus purpureus, used to maintain blood cholesterol levels

Forms of monacolin

pluralmonacolins

Questions about monacolin

What does monacolin mean?
Monacolin means any of a class of compounds, extracted from the mold Monascus purpureus, used to maintain blood cholesterol levels.
What part of speech is monacolin?
Monacolin is a noun.
What is the plural of monacolin?
The plural of monacolin is monacolins.

Words near monacolin in the dictionary

  1. monachopsis
  2. monacid
  3. monacidic
  4. monacids
  5. Monaco
  6. monacolin
  7. monacolins
  8. monact
  9. monactin
  10. monactinal
  11. monactine

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