PREGNENOLONE


Meaning of PREGNENOLONE in English

[preg.nen.o.lone] n [ISV pregnene + [1]-ol + -one] (1936): an unsaturated hydroxy steroid ketone that is formed by the oxidation of steroids (as cholesterol) and yields progesterone on dehydrogenation

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