ergo-sterol

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er⋅gos⋅ter⋅ol

[ur-gos-tuh-rohl, -rawl]

–noun Biochemistry.

a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble sterol, C₂₈H₄₃OH, that occurs in ergot and yeast and that, when irradiated with ultraviolet light, is converted to vitamin D.

Origin:
1885–90; ergo- ² + sterol

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Main Entry: er·gos·ter·ol
Pronunciation: (")&r-'gäs-t&-"rol, -"rOl
Function: noun
: a crystalline steroid alcoholC₂₈H₄₄O that occurs especially in yeast, molds, and ergot and is converted by ultraviolet irradiation ultimately into vitamin D₂

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ergosterol er·gos·ter·ol (ûr-gŏs'tə-rôl', -rōl')
n.
A crystalline sterol synthesized by yeast from sugars or derived from ergot and converted to vitamin D₂ when exposed to ultraviolet radiation.

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