"secosteroid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: secosteroids [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Latin secō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English steroid English secosteroid From Latin secō (“to cut”) + English steroid. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|la:secō<t:to cut>|steroid|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Latin secō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English steroid English secosteroid From Latin secō (“to cut”) + English steroid. 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. Derived forms: secosteroidogenesis Related terms: secosteroidal

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