cholestene

noun

cho·​les·​tene

kəˈleˌstēn

plural -s

: any of several crystalline hydrocarbons C₂₇H₄₆ differing from cholestane by having one double bond in the molecule, 5-cholestene being the parent hydrocarbon of cholesterol

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary cholesterol + -ene

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