suprasterol
/ˌsuːprəˈstɪərɒl/ /ˌsuːprəˈstɛrɒl/ /ˌsjuːprəˈstɪərɒl/Biochemistry
noun
Either of two isomeric polycyclic compounds (suprasterol I, suprasterol II), produced by prolonged ultraviolet irradiation of calciferol (vitamin D2).
- Formula: C28H44O..
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in British Chemical Abstracts. From supra- + -sterol, after German Suprasterin; so called on account of the deliberately prolonged irradiation used to prepare the compounds.
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