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phytosterol

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

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of phytosterol

First recorded in 1895–1900; phyto- + sterol

Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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.

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.

The term includes such substances as the higher alcohols, such as cholesterol which is found in animal fats, phytosterol found in some vegetable fats, paraffin and petroleum oils, etc.

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.

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