Meaning Of The Word Ergosterol
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Ergosterol Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Ergosterol?
ergosterol in American English
a crystalline plant sterol, C28H43OH, formerly prepared from ergot but now chiefly from yeast: when exposed to ultraviolet rays it produces a vitamin (D2) used to prevent or cure rickets noun: a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble sterol, C28H43OH, that occurs in ergot and yeast and that, when irradiated with ultraviolet light, is converted to vitamin D ergosterol in British English noun: a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by the action of ultraviolet radiation. Formula: C28 H43OH |
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