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sterol
[ steer-awl, -ol, ster- ]
/ ˈstɪər ɔl, -ɒl, ˈstɛr- /
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noun Biochemistry.
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
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Origin of sterol
1910–15; extracted from such words as cholesterol, ergosterol, etc.
Words nearby sterol
sternway, sternwheel, sternwheeler, steroid, steroidogenesis, sterol, stertor, stertorous, stet, Ste.-Thérèse, stetho-
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How to use sterol in a sentence
Using chemical analysis, the team was able to extract and analyze the sterol molecules contained in the fossil tissue.
Oldest evidence of digested plants in a roughly 575-million-year-old creature’s gut|Laura Baisas|November 22, 2022|Popular-Science
British Dictionary definitions for sterol
sterol
/ (ˈstɛrɒl) /
noun
biochem any of a group of natural steroid alcohols, such as cholesterol and ergosterol, that are waxy insoluble substances
Word Origin for sterol
C20: shortened from cholesterol, ergosterol, etc
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Scientific definitions for sterol
sterol
[ stîr′ôl′ ]
Any of various alcohols having the structure of a steroid, usually with a hydroxyl group (OH) attached to the third carbon atom. Sterols are found in the tissues of animals, plants, fungi, and yeasts and include cholesterol.
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