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noun Biochemistry.
an oil, C30H50, intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol, obtained for use in manufacturing pharmaceuticals.
Origin:
1925–30; < Neo-Latin Squal(us) name of a genus of sharks (the liver of which yields the oil), Latin: a kind of fish + -ene
1925–30; < Neo-Latin Squal(us) name of a genus of sharks (the liver of which yields the oil), Latin: a kind of fish + -ene
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squalene  (skwā'lēn') Pronunciation Key
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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