ergosterol
/ɜːˈgɒstərɒl/noun
mass noun
- Biochemistry a compound present in ergot and many other fungi. A steroid alcohol, it is converted to vitamin D2 when irradiated with ultraviolet light【生化】麦角固醇, 麦角甾醇。
词源
early 20th cent.: from ergot, on the pattern of cholesterol.