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ergosterol

[ur-gos-tuh-rohl, -rawl]
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noun Biochemistry.
  1. 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.
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Origin of ergosterol

First recorded in 1885–90; ergo-2 + sterol
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British Dictionary definitions for ergosterol

ergosterol

noun
  1. a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by the action of ultraviolet radiation. Formula: C 28 H 43 OH
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ergosterol in Medicine

ergosterol

(ûr-gŏs′tə-rôl′, -rōl′)
n.
  1. 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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