squalene
/ˈskweɪliːn/noun
mass noun
1- Biochemistry an oily liquid hydrocarbon which occurs in shark liver oil and human sebum, and is a metabolic precursor of sterols【生化】角鲨烯, 鱼肝油萜烯。
1.1
- A triterpenoid; chem. formula: C30H50.一种三萜系化合物; 化学分子式：C30H50.
词源
early 20th cent.: from Latin squalus （ see SQUALAMINE） + -ENE.