ERGOSTEROL

Meaning of ERGOSTEROL in English

n. Biochem. a plant sterol that is converted to vitamin D2 when irradiated with ultraviolet light.

Etymology: ERGOT, after CHOLESTEROL

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

ERGOSTEROL — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1906 a crystalline steroid alcohol C 28 H 44 O that occurs especially in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ERGOSTEROL — (ˌ)ərˈgästəˌrȯl, -ˌrōl noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ergo- (II) + sterol : a crystalline steroid alcohol C 28 H 43 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ERGOSTEROL — /err gos"teuh rohl', -rawl/ , n. Biochem. a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble sterol, C 28 H 43 OH, that occurs in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ERGOSTEROL — n. chemical substance which is converted into vitamin D upon exposure to ultraviolet rays
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ERGOSTEROL — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1906 : a crystalline steroid alcohol C 28 H 44 O that occurs especially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ERGOSTEROL — [ ə:'gɒstərɒl ] ■ noun a compound present in many fungi which is converted to vitamin D 2 when irradiated …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ERGOSTEROL — [er.gos.ter.ol] n [ISV] (1906): a crystalline steroid alcohol that occurs esp. in yeast, molds, and ergot and is converted by …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ERGOSTEROL — also called Provitamin D 2, a white crystalline organic solid of the molecular formula C28H44O belonging to the steroid family. …
Britannica English vocabulary
ERGOSTEROL — ergosterol BrE AmE ɜː ˈɡɒst ə rɒl AmE \ ɝː ˈɡɑːst ə roʊl -rɔːl, -rɑːl
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ERGOSTEROL — n. Biochem. a plant sterol that is converted to vitamin D[2] when irradiated with ultraviolet light. [ERGOT, after CHOLESTEROL]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ERGOSTEROL — n. Biochem. a plant sterol that is converted to vitamin D [ 2 ] when irradiated with ultraviolet light. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ERGOSTEROL — эргостеприн
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ERGOSTEROL — эргостерин, провитамин D2
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ERGOSTEROL — эргостерин, провитамин D 2
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ERGOSTEROL — - ergosterine
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
ERGOSTEROL — эргостеприн
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ERGOSTEROL — n. Pronunciation: ( ˌ ) ə r- ' gäs-t ə - ˌ ro ̇ l, - ˌ r ō l …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CALCIFEROL — noun Etymology: calciferous + ergosterol Date: 1931 an alcohol C 28 H 43 OH usually prepared by irradiation of ergosterol …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VITAMIN D — Any of a group of fat-soluble alcohol s important in calcium metabolism in animals to form strong bones and teeth …
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ZYMOSTEROL — zīˈmästəˌrȯl, -rōl noun Etymology: zym- + sterol : a crystalline unsaturated sterol C 27 H 43 OH occurring with ergosterol …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VITAMIN D — noun : any or all of several fat-soluble antirachitic vitamins that are related chemically to the steroids, that are essential …
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TACHYSTEROL — taˈkistəˌrȯl, təˈk-, -rōl noun Etymology: tachy- + sterol : an oily liquid alcohol C 28 H 43 OH isomeric with …
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STEROL — ˈsteˌrȯl, ˈstiˌr-, -rōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from -sterol (as in cholesterol ) : any of …
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PROVITAMIN — (ˈ)prō+ noun Etymology: pro- (I) + vitamin : a precursor of a vitamin that can be converted into a vitamin …
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PHYTOSTEROL — fīˈtästəˌrȯl, -rōl noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phyt- + -sterol (as in cholesterol ) : any of a group of …
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LUMISTEROL — lüˈmistəˌrȯl, -ōl noun Etymology: lumi- + sterol : a crystalline compound stereoisomeric with ergosterol from which it is formed by …
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BRASSICASTEROL — ˌbrasəˈkastəˌrȯl, -ōl noun Etymology: New Latin Brassica (genus name of Brassica napus ) + English sterol : a crystalline sterol …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACTIVATE — ˈaktəˌvāt, usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: active + -ate transitive verb : to make active or more active: …
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VITAMIN D[SUB]1[/SUB] — a mixture of lumisterol and calciferol, obtained by ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STEROL — /stear"awl, -ol, ster"-/ , n. Biochem. any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LUMISTEROL — n. steroid alcohol which is a stereo-isomer of ergosterol and is produced when ergosterol is converted to vitamin D2 by …
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CALCIFEROL — [cal.cif.er.ol] n [calciferous + ergosterol] (1931): an alcohol usu. prepared by irradiation of ergosterol and used as a dietary supplement …
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