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squalene
squa·lene [ skwáy ln ]


noun 
Definition:
 
substance found in liver: a hydrocarbon that is an intermediate in the formation of cholesterol. Source: human sebum, shark-liver oil.
[Early 20th century. < modern Latin Squalus< Latin, "an ocean fish"]
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