er|gos|ter|ol

er|gos|ter|ol
er|gos|ter|ol «ur GOS tuh rohl, -rol», noun.
a steroid alcohol originally derived from ergot and now obtained chiefly from yeast. When exposed to ultraviolet light, it is turned into vitamin D and can be used for the prevention or curing of rickets. Formula: C28H44O
[< ergo(t) + sterol]

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  • snol|ly|gos|ter — «SNOL ee GOS tuhr», noun. Slang. an ambitious, boastful, talkative, unprincipled fellow: »We are not going to let the special interests and the snollygosters take over this country and run it as their private property (Harry S Truman) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • goster — gos·ter …   English syllables

  • ergosterol — er·gos·ter·ol …   English syllables

  • ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • ergosterol — The most important of the provitamins D2; ultraviolet irradiation converts e. to lumisterol, tachysterol, and ergocalciferol; main sterol in yeast, ergot, and molds. SYN: ergosterin. * * * er·gos·ter·ol (.)ər gäs tə .rȯl, .rōl …   Medical dictionary

  • snol — snol·ly·gos·ter; …   English syllables

  • snollygoster — snol·ly·gos·ter …   English syllables

  • ergosterol — er•gos•ter•ol [[t]ɜrˈgɒs təˌroʊl, rɔl[/t]] n. biochem. a colorless, crystalline, water insoluble sterol, C28H43Othat occurs in ergot and yeast and that, when irradiated with ultraviolet light, is converted to vitamin D • Etymology: 1885 …   From formal English to slang

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