Dehydrocholesterol

/[diːhaɪdɹəˌkəˈlɛstəɹɒɫ]/ noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A sterol, 7-dehydrocholesterol, found in the skin, that, on exposure to light, is converted into vitamin D countable, uncountable

Etymology

From dehydro- + cholesterol.

Related phrases

7-dehydrocholesterolvitamin d

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