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protostane

protostane noun: a steroid hydrocarbon tetramethyl-nor-cholestane that is a precursor of many triterpenoids and other steroids.

Noun

protostane (plural protostanes)

  1. A steroid hydrocarbon tetramethyl-nor-cholestane that is a precursor of many triterpenoids and other steroids

Forms of protostane

pluralprotostanes

Questions about protostane

What does protostane mean?
Protostane means a steroid hydrocarbon tetramethyl-nor-cholestane that is a precursor of many triterpenoids and other steroids.
What part of speech is protostane?
Protostane is a noun.
What is the plural of protostane?
The plural of protostane is protostanes.

Words near protostane in the dictionary

  1. protosplice
  2. protosporangiid
  3. protosporangiids
  4. protospore
  5. protospores
  6. protostane
  7. protostanes
  8. protostar
  9. protostars
  10. protostatai
  11. protostate

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