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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 squalene

1925–30; <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 squalene

squadoosh, squadron, squadron leader, squad room, squadsman, squalene, squalid, squall, squall line, squally, squalor
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British Dictionary definitions for squalene

squalene
/ (ˈskweɪˌliːn) /

noun

biochem 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 squalene

C20: 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 squalene

squalene
[ skwālēn′ ]

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.
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