hippocoprosterol

noun

A substance obtained from horse feces, thought to have been formed by reduction of cholesterol in the intestine.

Scrabble 27

Meanings

nounhippocoprosterol (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryA substance obtained from horse feces, thought to have been formed by reduction of cholesterol in the intestine.
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