noun
Meaning 1
A tetracyclic hydrocarbon framework made of three fused six-membered rings and one five-membered ring. It serves as the core structural skeleton for all steroids, rather than being a commonly isolated compound itself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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