coprostane

noun

cop·​ro·​stane

ˈkäprəˌstān

plural -s

: a crystalline steroid hydrocarbon C₂₇H₄₈ stereoisomeric with cholestane

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary copr- + -stane (as in cholestane)

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