dolichol

D2O1L1I1C3H4O1L1

noun

any polyterpenoid having a single hydroxyl group on the terminal carbon atom, and the terminal isoprene residue being saturated; a dihydropolyprenol

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Meanings

noundolichol (plural dolichols)

plural dolichols

  1. chemistryany polyterpenoid having a single hydroxyl group on the terminal carbon atom, and the terminal isoprene residue being saturated; a dihydropolyprenol
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