toxisterol

toxisterol
A toxic substance formed by excessive irradiation of ergosterol or calciferol.

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tox·is·ter·ol (tok-sisґtər-ol) [toxi- + sterol] a poisonous isomer of ergosterol, produced by ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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