squalene

English

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squalene

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin squālus (“shark”) +‎ -ene, because it is found in shark liver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskweɪliːn/, /ˈskwɑːliːn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪlin

Noun

squalene (countable and uncountable, plural squalenes)

1. (organic chemistry) A linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human sebum; it plays a role in the biosynthesis of steroids.

Derived terms

• azasqualene
• hydroxysqualene
• pentacyclosqualene
• perhydrosqualene
• presqualene

Translations

triterpene hydrocarbon

Catalan: esqualè m Chinese: Mandarin: 鯊烯 / 鲨烯 (zh) (shāxī), 角鯊烯 / 角鲨烯 (jiǎoshāxī) Dutch: squaleen n Finnish: skvaleeni French: squalène (fr) m German: Squalen m Italian: squalene (it) m Japanese: スクアレン (sukuaren) Kazakh: сквален (skvalen) Kyrgyz: сквален (skvalen) Persian: اسکوآلن Spanish: esqualene m

See also

• squalane

Italian

Etymology

From squalo (“shark”) +‎ -ene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skwaˈlɛ.ne/
• Rhymes: -ɛne
• Hyphenation: squa‧lè‧ne

Noun

squalene m (plural squaleni)

1. (organic chemistry) squalene

Related terms

• squalo