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lanosterol

[ luh-nos-tuh-rawl, -rol ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. 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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lanosterol1

First recorded in 1925–30; lano(lin) + sterol

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