lin noun Biochemistry.
an oil, C 3 0 H 5 0 , 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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| —n | |
| 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 | |
| [C20: from New Latin squalus genus name of the shark] | |
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Squalene
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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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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