fucosterol

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noun

A sterol with antidiabetic activity, isolated from algae.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounfucosterol (countable and uncountable, plural fucosterols)

plural fucosterols

  1. countableuncountableA sterol with antidiabetic activity, isolated from algae.

Origin

  1. Latinfūcus
  2. Englishfucosterol

From Latin fūcus + sterol.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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