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What does squalene mean?

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  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.
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Over the past four years, Selfridges has stopped selling or serving any endangered fish in its food halls and restaurants, or selling shark-based squalene in its beauty halls.
Human sebaceous glands secrete a lipid mixture of mainly triglycerides, wax esters, free fatty acids, and squalene.
Fluad is a trivalent, inactivated influenza vaccine that contains MF59 adjuvant, an oil-in-water emulsion containing squalene, polysorbate 80, and sorbitan trioleate.
Squalene is a major component of human skin lipid and is the single most abundant ozone-reactive constituent.
The 2000 to 50,000 number-average molecular weight polymer contains monocyclic heterocyclic groups such as diketopyrrolopyrrole, squalene, or carotene.
Sebum is produced in the sebaceous glands and consists of glycerides, wax esters, squalene, and cholesterol.

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