"protostane" meaning in All languages combined

See protostane on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: protostanes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} protostane (plural protostanes)
  1. (organic chemistry) A steroid hydrocarbon tetramethyl-nor-cholestane that is a precursor of many triterpenoids and other steroids Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-protostane-en-noun-NILzf5bE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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