Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonsterol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-s-terol
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organic compound that is not a sterol (but typically, having a somewhat similar structure)

Example Sentences

"Once ubiquitinated, reductase becomes dislocated from ER membranes into the cytosol for degradation by 26 S proteasomes through poorly defined reactions mediated by the AAA-ATPase valosin-containing protein (VCP)/p97 and augmented by the nonsterol isoprenoid geranylgeraniol."

Etymology

From non- + sterol.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

nonsterols (plural)

Questions

What does nonsterol mean?: Any organic compound that is not a sterol (but typically, having a somewhat similar structure)
Where does nonsterol come from?: From non- + sterol.

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