fucosterol
English
noun
Definitions
- A sterol with antidiabetic activity, isolated from algae.
Etymology
Derived from Latin fūcus (drone, orchil, seaweed, drone bee, pretense, bee).
Origin
Latin
fūcus
Gloss
drone, orchil, seaweed, drone bee, pretense, bee
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
蜂
Emoji
🐝
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fucoxanthin English
- isofucosterol English
- fuco Latin
- fūcus Latin
- fuco Italian
- σφήξ Ancient Greek
- φῦκος Ancient Greek