secosteroid

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Synonyms: ketosteroid, sex steroid, secosteroids

Antonyms: ketosteroid, sex steroid, secosteroids

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|organic chemistry}} Any of the subclass of many [[terpenoid]] compounds of the tetracyclic [[steroid]] class that are structural relatives bearing a cleavage of one of the four rings of that parent class. The prototypical secosteroid is [[cholecalciferol]], [[vitamin D|vitamin D3]].

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