Meaning Of The Word Stigmasterol

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Stigmasterol? Find Stigmasterol meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Stigmasterol Meaning

Stigmasterol Definition
Stigmasterol Definition

What's The Definition Of Stigmasterol?

stigmasterol in American English
a sterol, C29H48 O, isolated from soy or Calabar beans
noun: a crystalline, water-insoluble steroid, C29H48O, present in soybeans or calabar beans, used chiefly as a raw material in the manufacture of progesterone

stigmasterol in British English
noun: a sterol obtained from Calabar beans and soya beans and used in the manufacture of progesterone. Formula: C29 H47OH

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Play merry hell with something ‐ to have a bad effect on something or to cause…
  • Lotto ‐ a game resembling bingo; noun: a children's game…
  • Exarate ‐ adjective: (of the pupa of such insects as ants…
  • Sermon on the Mount ‐ the sermon delivered by Jesus to his disciples:…
  • Tibouchina ‐ noun: a member of the genus Tibouchina, which…
  • Rocket scientist ‐ a scientist specializing in rocketry; countable…
  • Flying bridge ‐ a small, often open structure over the main bridge…
  • Longyearbyen ‐ noun: a village on Spitsbergen island, administrative…
  • Empassioned ‐ adjective; adjective:…
  • Sympathy ‐ sameness of feeling; affinity between persons…