"secosteroid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: secosteroids [plural]
Etymology: From Latin seco (“to cut”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|seco||to cut}} Latin seco (“to cut”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} secosteroid (plural secosteroids)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of the subclass of many terpenoid compounds of the tetracyclic steroid class that are structural relatives bearing a cleavage of one of the four rings of that parent class. The prototypical secosteroid is cholecalciferol, vitamin D3. Wikipedia link: secosteroid Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Related terms: secosteroidal
    Sense id: en-secosteroid-en-noun-8AppzEdB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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