dihydrotachysterol

[dahy-hahy-droh-tuh-kis-tuh-rawl, -rol]

noun Pharmacology.

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble sterol, C28H46O, derived from ergosterol: used chiefly in the treatment of hypoparathyroidism.

Origin of dihydrotachysterol

di-¹ + hydro-² + tachy- + sterol

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