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perhydrosqualene

perhydrosqualene noun: the fully saturated triterpene derived from squalene.

Noun

perhydrosqualene (uncountable)

  1. The fully saturated triterpene derived from squalene
    Synonyms:
    squalane

Synonyms of perhydrosqualene

Origin of perhydrosqualene

From per- + hydro- + squalene.

Questions about perhydrosqualene

What does perhydrosqualene mean?
Perhydrosqualene means the fully saturated triterpene derived from squalene.
What part of speech is perhydrosqualene?
Perhydrosqualene is a noun.

Words near perhydrosqualene in the dictionary

  1. perhydrol
  2. perhydrolase
  3. perhydrolases
  4. perhydrolysis
  5. perhydrolytic
  6. perhydrosqualene
  7. perhydroxide
  8. perhydroxides
  9. perhydroxyl
  10. perhydroxyls
  11. peri

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