Etymology

fucosterol

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Today it means: A sterol with antidiabetic activity, isolated from algae. Full definition →

Latin fūcus
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  1. Latin · derived fromfūcus
  2. English todayfucosterol

From Latin fūcus + sterol.

Words from the same roots

Latinfūcus all →

fucosefucoxanthin

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