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squalene

[ skwey-leen ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. an oil, C 3 0 H 5 0 , intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol, obtained for use in manufacturing pharmaceuticals.


squalene

/ ˈskweɪˌliːn /

noun

  1. 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
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squalene

/ skwālēn′ /

  1. 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: C 30 H 50 .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of squalene1

1925–30; < New 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of squalene1

C20: from New Latin squalus genus name of the shark

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