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Univalent vs Cholesteryl - What's the difference?

univalent | cholesteryl |

As nouns the difference between univalent and cholesteryl

is that univalent is (genetics) any univalent chromosome while cholesteryl is (organic chemistry) the univalent radical derived from cholesterol.

As an adjective univalent

is (chemistry) having a valence of 1, or having only one valence.

univalent

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (chemistry) Having a valence of 1, or having only one valence.
  • (genetics) Of, or relating to, a chromosome that is not paired with its homologous chromosome during synapsis.
  • (Holomorphic and) injective.

    • Synonyms

    * (chemistry) monovalent * (complex analysis) schlicht, simple

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genetics) Any univalent chromosome.

    • cholesteryl

    English

    Noun

    (cholesteryl ester) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cholesterol