dehydrosqualene

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noun

An apocarotenoid intermediate in the biosynthesis of carotenoids

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Meanings

noundehydrosqualene (countable and uncountable, plural dehydrosqualenes)

plural dehydrosqualenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn apocarotenoid intermediate in the biosynthesis of carotenoids

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
diapophytoene

Origin

From dehydro- + squalene.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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