dehydroepisterol

noun

Any dehydro derivative of episterol, but especially 5-dehydroepisterol which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of steroids

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Meanings

noundehydroepisterol (countable and uncountable, plural dehydroepisterols)

plural dehydroepisterols

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny dehydro derivative of episterol, but especially 5-dehydroepisterol which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of steroids

Origin

From dehydro- + episterol.

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APA

dehydroepisterol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydroepisterol

MLA

“dehydroepisterol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydroepisterol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dehydroepisterol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydroepisterol.

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