Ketocholesterol
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ketocholesterol is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any derivative of cholesterol having a ketonic substituent, one isomer of which inhibits cholesterol uptake in the coronary arteries.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of cholesterol having a ketonic substituent, one isomer of which inhibits cholesterol uptake in the coronary arteries.
Word Forms
- ketocholesterols
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include acetoxycholesterol, cholestenone, oxocholesterol, cholesteride, hydroxycholesterol, cholestanone.
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