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noun
Biochemistry
.
a
sterol
,
C
30
H
50
O, formed from squalene epoxide, that is a precursor in the biosynthesis of
cholesterol
and is a component of
lanolin
.
Origin:
1925–30;
lano(lin)
+
sterol
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Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.868; atomic number: 47
Symbol: Ra; atomic weight: 226; atomic number: 88
Symbol: Er; atomic weight: 167.26; atomic number: 68
Symbol: Bk; atomic weight: 247; atomic number: 97
Symbol: He; atomic weight: 4.0026; atomic number: 2
Symbol: Zn; atomic weight: 65.37; atomic number: 30
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