Stigmasterol (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Biochemistry.
  1. a crystalline, water-insoluble steroid, C29H48O, present in soybeans or calabar beans, used chiefly as a raw material in the manufacture of progesterone.
noun
  1. a sterol obtained from Calabar beans and soya beans and used in the manufacture of progesterone. Formula: C 29 H 47 OH
Stigmasterol (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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