Ergosterol Definition
ûr-gŏstə-rôl, -rōl
noun
A crystalline plant sterol, C28H43OH, formerly prepared from ergot but now chiefly from yeast: when exposed to ultraviolet rays it produces a vitamin (D2) used to prevent or cure rickets.
Webster's New World
(biochemistry, steroids, mycology) The steroid precursor of vitamin D2. It is found in cell membranes of fungi, and is their functional equivalent of cholesterol. It is also found in the membranes of some protists.
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Noun
Singular:
ergosterolPlural:
ergosterolsOrigin of Ergosterol
ergo(t) sterol
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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ergo- + sterol
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