"ergosterol" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ergosterols [plural]
Etymology: From French ergot + sterol. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|ergot}} French ergot Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ergosterol (countable and uncountable, plural ergosterols)
  1. (biochemistry, steroids, mycology) The steroid precursor of vitamin D₂. It is found in cell membranes of fungi, and is their functional equivalent of cholesterol. It is also found in the membranes of some protists. Wikidata QID: Q143263 Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: ergocalciferol, sterol, viosterol Translations (steroid precursor of vitamin D2): ergosterol [masculine] (Catalan), 麥角固醇 /麦角固醇 (màijiǎo gùchún) (Chinese Mandarin), ergosteroli (Finnish), ergostérol [masculine] (French), Ergosterin [neuter] (German), Ergosterol [neuter] (German), कवकसांद्रव (kavaksāndrav) (Hindi), ergosterolo (Italian), ergosterol (Portuguese), ergosterol [masculine] (Romanian), ergosterol [masculine] (Spanish)

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /eʁ.ɡos.teˈɾɔw/ [Brazil], [eɦ.ɡos.teˈɾɔʊ̯] [Brazil], /eɾ.ɡos.teˈɾɔw/ [São-Paulo], [eɾ.ɡos.teˈɾɔʊ̯] [São-Paulo], /eʁ.ɡoʃ.teˈɾɔw/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [eʁ.ɡoʃ.teˈɾɔʊ̯] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /eɻ.ɡos.teˈɾɔw/ [Caipira], [eɻ.ɡos.teˈɾɔʊ̯] [Caipira], /iɾ.ɡuʃ.tɨˈɾɔl/ [Portugal], [iɾ.ɣuʃ.tɨˈɾɔɫ] [Portugal], /iɾ.ɡuʃ.tɨˈɾɔ.li/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: ergosteróis [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} ergosterol m (plural ergosteróis)
  1. (biochemistry, steroids, mycology) ergosterol (steroid precursor of vitamin D2) Tags: masculine

Noun [Romanian]

Etymology: Etymology tree French ergot French stérol French ergostérolbor. Romanian ergosterol Borrowed from French ergostérol. Etymology templates: {{ety|ro|:bor|fr:ergostérol|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree French ergot French stérol French ergostérolbor. Romanian ergosterol [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "ergot", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "stérol", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "ergostérol", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Romanian", "term" : "ergosterol", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ro" }" data-lang="ro" data-title="ergosterol"> Borrowed from French ergostérol., {{ety|ro|:bor|fr:ergostérol|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree French ergot French stérol French ergostérolbor. Romanian ergosterol Borrowed from French ergostérol. Head templates: {{ro-noun|m|ergosteroli}} ergosterol m (plural ergosteroli) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|gpd=ergosterolilor|gpi=ergosteroli|gsd=ergosterolului|gsi=ergosterol|n=|npd=ergosterolii|npi=ergosteroli|nsd=ergosterolul|nsi=ergosterol|vp=ergosterolilor|vs=ergosterolule|vs2=}} Forms: ergosteroli [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ergosterol [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], ergosterolul [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], ergosteroli [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], ergosterolii [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], ergosterol [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], ergosterolului [dative, definite, genitive, singular], ergosteroli [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], ergosterolilor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], ergosterolule [singular, vocative], ergosterolilor [plural, vocative]
  1. ergosterol Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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