Meaning | Any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances. |
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Synonym | sterol |
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Narrower | cholesterol, cholesterin | An animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver |
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ergosterol | A plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation |
Broader | alcohol | Any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation |
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steroid | Any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings |
Spanish | esterol |
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Catalan | esterol |
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