ERGOSTEROL


Meaning of ERGOSTEROL in English

/err gos"teuh rohl', -rawl/ , n. Biochem.

a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble sterol, C 28 H 43 OH, that occurs in ergot and yeast and that, when irradiated with ultraviolet light, is converted to vitamin D.

[ 1885-90; ERGO- 2 + STEROL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .