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oxysterol

oxysterol noun: any of several oxidized derivatives of sterols.

Noun

oxysterol (plural oxysterols)

  1. Any of several oxidized derivatives of sterols

Forms of oxysterol

pluraloxysterols

Origin of oxysterol

From oxy- + sterol.

Questions about oxysterol

What does oxysterol mean?
Oxysterol means any of several oxidized derivatives of sterols.
What part of speech is oxysterol?
Oxysterol is a noun.
What is the plural of oxysterol?
The plural of oxysterol is oxysterols.

Words near oxysterol in the dictionary

  1. oxysteels
  2. oxystelmine
  3. oxystelmoside
  4. oxysteroid
  5. oxysteroids
  6. oxysterol
  7. oxysterols
  8. oxystomatous
  9. oxysulfate
  10. oxysulfates
  11. oxysulfide

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