单词 | squalene |
释义 | squalene[ skwey-leen ] / ˈskweɪ lin / noun Biochemistry.an oil, C30H50, intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol, obtained for use in manufacturing pharmaceuticals. Origin of squalene1925–30; <New Latin Squal(us) name of a genus of sharks (the liver of which yields the oil), Latin: a kind of fish + -ene Words nearby squalenesquadoosh, squadron, squadron leader, squad room, squadsman, squalene, squalid, squall, squall line, squally, squalor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for squalenesqualene / (ˈskweɪˌliːn) / nounbiochem a terpene first found in the liver of sharks but also present in the livers of most higher animals: an important precursor of cholesterol Word Origin for squaleneC20: from New Latin squalus genus name of the shark Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for squalenesqualene [ skwā′lēn′ ] A colorless, unsaturated hydrocarbon found especially in the liver oil of sharks and in human sebum. It is an intermediate compound in the body's synthesis of cholesterol. Chemical formula: C30H50. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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