"brassicasterol" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: brassicasterols [plural]
Etymology: Brassica + sterol Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Brassica|sterol}} Brassica + sterol Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} brassicasterol (countable and uncountable, plural brassicasterols)
  1. (organic chemistry) A 28-carbon sterol synthesized by several unicellular algae and some terrestrial plants, and sometimes used as a biomarker. Wikipedia link: brassicasterol Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-brassicasterol-en-noun-cZHpIKE~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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