ergosterol

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Noun
 : 
er=gos=ter=ol

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun ergosterol has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

ergosteroln. 
     a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ergosterol, n. Biochem. a plant sterol that is converted to vitamin D2 when irradiated with ultraviolet light.

Etymology
ERGOT, after CHOLESTEROL

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