acylglycerol | (noun) an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils | Synonyms: glyceride |
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albuterol | (noun) a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness | Synonyms: Proventil, Ventolin |
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calciferol | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets | Synonyms: cholecalciferol, D, ergocalciferol, viosterol, vitamin D |
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cholecalciferol | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets | Synonyms: calciferol, D, ergocalciferol, viosterol, vitamin D |
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cholesterol | (noun) an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues | Synonyms: cholesterin |
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diethylstilbesterol | (noun) synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy | Synonyms: DES, stilbesterol |
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ergocalciferol | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets | Synonyms: calciferol, cholecalciferol, D, viosterol, vitamin D |
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ergosterol | (noun) a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation | - |
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falderol | (noun) ornamental objects of no great value | Synonyms: folderal, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery |
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folderol | (noun) nonsensical talk or writing | Synonyms: applesauce, codswallop, rubbish, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash |
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gingerol | (noun) derived from ginger; source of the hotness of ginger | - |
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glycerol | (noun) a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils | Synonyms: glycerin, glycerine |
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mycosterol | (noun) a kind of sterol found in fungi. | - |
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sterol | (noun) any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances | Synonyms: steroid alcohol |
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stilbesterol | (noun) synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy | Synonyms: DES, diethylstilbesterol |
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tocopherol | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body | Synonyms: E, vitamin E |
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viosterol | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets | Synonyms: calciferol, cholecalciferol, D, ergocalciferol, vitamin D |
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