typhasterol

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English

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Etymology

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From translingual Typha (genus of cattails) + sterol (class of steroids containing a hydroxyl group in the 3-position of the A-ring).

Noun

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typhasterol (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A particular brassinosteroid

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