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STEROID ALCOHOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does steroid alcohol mean?
• STEROID ALCOHOL (noun)
The noun STEROID ALCOHOL has 1 sense:
1. any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances
Familiarity information: STEROID ALCOHOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
steroid alcohol; sterol
Hypernyms ("steroid alcohol" is a kind of...):
alcohol (any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation)
steroid (any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "steroid alcohol"):
cholesterin; cholesterol (an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues)
ergosterol (a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation)
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