ergosterol noun.
[ǝ:'gɒstǝrɒl] E20.[from ERGOT + -STEROL.]Biochemistry. A steroid alcohol, C
28H
44O, that is found in ergot and many other fungi and produces vitamin D
2 under ultraviolet irradiation.
Also
■ ergosterin noun: only in
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