# photocholesterol

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An analogue of cholesterol in which the 5-6 double bond has been replaced by a photoactivatable diazirine group

## Etymology
From photo- + cholesterol.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/photocholesterol