ergosterol
noun
er·gos·ter·ol
(ˌ)ər-ˈgä-stə-ˌrȯl 
-ˌrōl
-ˌrōl
: a crystalline steroid alcohol C28H44O that occurs especially in yeast, molds, and ergot and is converted by ultraviolet irradiation ultimately into vitamin D2
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Other eukaryotes—organisms with complex cells—produce their own sterols, including stigmasterol in plants and ergosterol in fungi.
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Bygretchen Vogel, science.org, 7 June 2023
The less ergosterol the fungi produced, the less the insects groomed each other.
—Byclaudia Lopez Lloreda, science.org, 10 Feb. 2023
Fluconazole inhibits the growth of yeast by decreasing the production of ergosterol.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 7 June 2021
Bygretchen Vogel, science.org, 7 June 2023
The less ergosterol the fungi produced, the less the insects groomed each other.
—Byclaudia Lopez Lloreda, science.org, 10 Feb. 2023
Fluconazole inhibits the growth of yeast by decreasing the production of ergosterol.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 7 June 2021
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1906, in the meaning defined above
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ergosterol
noun
er·gos·ter·ol
(ˌ)ər-ˈgäs-tə-ˌrȯl
-ˌrōl
-ˌrōl
: a crystalline steroid alcohol C28H44O that occurs especially in yeast, molds, and ergot and is converted by ultraviolet irradiation ultimately into vitamin D2
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