Protostane
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Protostane is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A steroid hydrocarbon tetramethyl-nor-cholestane that is a precursor of many triterpenoids and other steroids.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) A steroid hydrocarbon tetramethyl-nor-cholestane that is a precursor of many triterpenoids and other steroids.
Word Forms
- protostanes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sterane, lanostane, ergostane, stigmastane, stanone, sitostanol.
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