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Definition of: methylcholanthrene
(meth′əl·kō·lan′thrēn) noun Biochem.
A yellow, crystalline hydrocarbon, C21H16, extracted from bile acids and also prepared synthetically: believed to be strongly carcinogenic. [<METHYL + CHOL(E)- + ANTHR(ACINE) + -ENE]
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