secosteroid
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- sek'ō-stēr'oyd
- Hyphenation: Sec‧o‧ster‧oid
Noun edit
secosteroid (plural secosteroids)
- (organic chemistry) Any of the subclass of many terpenoid compounds of the tetracyclic steroid class that are structural relatives bearing a cleavage of one of the four rings of that parent class. The prototypical secosteroid is cholecalciferol, vitamin D3.