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secosteroid

Syllables: Sec·o·ster·oid

secosteroid noun: any of the subclass of many terpenoid compounds of the tetracyclic steroid class that are structural relatives bearing a cleavage of one of the four rings of that parent class. The prototypical secosteroid is cholecalciferol, vitamin D3.

Noun

secosteroid (plural secosteroids)

  1. Any of the subclass of many terpenoid compounds of the tetracyclic steroid class that are structural relatives bearing a cleavage of one of the four rings of that parent class. The prototypical secosteroid is cholecalciferol, vitamin D3.

Forms of secosteroid

pluralsecosteroids

Origin of secosteroid

From Latin secō (“to cut”) + English steroid.

Words formed from secosteroid

Questions about secosteroid

What does secosteroid mean?
Secosteroid means any of the subclass of many terpenoid compounds of the tetracyclic steroid class that are structural relatives bearing a cleavage of one of the four rings of that parent class. The prototypical secosteroid is cholecalciferol, vitamin D3.
What part of speech is secosteroid?
Secosteroid is a noun.
What is the plural of secosteroid?
The plural of secosteroid is secosteroids.

Words near secosteroid in the dictionary

  1. Secord
  2. Secords
  3. secoridoid
  4. Secors
  5. SECOs
  6. secosteroid
  7. secosteroidal
  8. secosteroidogenesis
  9. secosteroidogenic
  10. secosteroids
  11. secosterol

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