"squalene" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskweɪliːn/, /ˈskwɑːliːn/ Forms: squalenes [plural]
Etymology: Latin squālus (“shark”) + -ene, because it is found in shark liver. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|squālus||shark}} Latin squālus (“shark”), {{suffix|en||ene}} + -ene Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} squalene (countable and uncountable, plural squalenes)
  1. (organic chemistry) A linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human sebum; it plays a role in the biosynthesis of steroids. Wikipedia link: squalene Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Derived forms: azasqualene, hydroxysqualene, pentacyclosqualene, perhydrosqualene, presqualene Related terms: squalane Translations (triterpene hydrocarbon): esqualè [masculine] (Catalan), 鯊烯 (Chinese Mandarin), 鲨烯 (shāxī) (Chinese Mandarin), 角鯊烯 (Chinese Mandarin), 角鲨烯 (jiǎoshāxī) (Chinese Mandarin), skvaleeni (Finnish), squalène [masculine] (French), Squalen [masculine] (German), squalene [masculine] (Italian), スクアレン (sukuaren) (Japanese), сквален (skvalen) (Kazakh), сквален (skvalen) (Kyrgyz), اسکوآلن (Persian), esqualene [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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