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photocholesterol

photocholesterol noun: an analogue of cholesterol in which the 5-6 double bond has been replaced by a photoactivatable diazirine group.

Noun

photocholesterol (uncountable)

  1. An analogue of cholesterol in which the 5-6 double bond has been replaced by a photoactivatable diazirine group

Origin of photocholesterol

From photo- + cholesterol.

Questions about photocholesterol

What does photocholesterol mean?
Photocholesterol means an analogue of cholesterol in which the 5-6 double bond has been replaced by a photoactivatable diazirine group.
What part of speech is photocholesterol?
Photocholesterol is a noun.

Words near photocholesterol in the dictionary

  1. photochemotherapy
  2. photochirogeneses
  3. photochirogenesis
  4. photochlorination
  5. photochlorinations
  6. photocholesterol
  7. photochop
  8. photochopped
  9. photochopper
  10. photochoppers
  11. photochopping

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