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Cholestane vs Norcholestane - What's the difference?

cholestane | norcholestane |

As nouns the difference between cholestane and norcholestane

is that cholestane is (organic chemistry) the tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol while norcholestane is (organic compound) any of several norsteroids derived from cholestane.

cholestane

English

Noun

(wikipedia cholestane) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) The tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol
  • norcholestane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of several norsteroids derived from cholestane