zearalanolhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zearalanol_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezearalanol, n.
Revised 2018

zearalanolnoun

Veterinary Medicine.
  1. 1966–
    A growth promoter used in livestock; = zeranol n.
    1. 1966
      Hydrogenation..gave a mixture of the two diastereomeric zearalanols.
      W. H. Urry et al. in Tetrahedron Letters No. 27. 3111
    2. 1975
      Implants of both zearalenone and zearalanol..were found to increase the rate of weight gain and to improve feed conversion in ruminants.
      Toxicology vol. 3 14
    3. 2005
      A synthetic analogue, zearalanol, is sometimes used as an ear implant to enhance growth of steers.
      B. J. Blaney in J. N. Sofos, Improving Safety Fresh Meat iv. 88

zearalanol, n. was revised in June 2018.

zearalanol, n. was last modified in July 2023.