phytosterol

American  

[fahy-tos-tuh-rawl, -rol] / faɪˈtɒs təˌrɔl, -ˌrɒl /

noun

1. Biochemistry. any of various sterols obtained from plants.

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Etymology

Origin of phytosterol

First recorded in 1895–1900; phyto- + sterol

Example Sentences

A similar substance, "phytosterol," native to vegetable oils, was found to retain the activity imparted to it by ultraviolet rays.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the natural fats and oils there are present also certain higher alcohols, of which cholesterol is characteristic of the animal fats and oils and phytosterol of many of the vegetable fats and oils.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.

Also, Professor Schleimer had similarly been collaborating with me in the detection of phytosterol in mixtures of animal and vegetable fats. 

From The Jacket (Star-Rover) by London, Jack

Cholesterol is frequently found in animal fats, and phytosterol is a very similar substance present in vegetable fats.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

The unsaponifiable matter naturally present as cholesterol, or phytosterol, ranges in the various oils and fats from 0.2 to 2.0 per cent.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.