dehydroepisterol

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Etymology[edit]

dehydro- +‎ episterol

Noun[edit]

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dehydroepisterol (countable and uncountable, plural dehydroepisterols)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any dehydro derivative of episterol, but especially 5-dehydroepisterol which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of steroids