dehydrocholesterol
noun
de·hy·dro·cholesterol
dē¦hīdrō+
: a crystalline steroid alcohol C27H43OH that occurs chiefly in higher animals and humans (as in the skin), that is made synthetically from cholesterol, and that yields vitamin D3 on irradiation with ultraviolet light
called also 7-dehydrocholesterol
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“Dehydrocholesterol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dehydrocholesterol. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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