sterol (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *sterol*:
NOUN	substance	sterol, steroid alcohol	any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals

English > *sterol*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	Any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances.
Synonym	steroid alcohol
Narrower	cholesterol, cholesterin	An animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver
Narrower	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
Broader	steroid	Any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings
Spanish	esterol
Catalan	esterol

HyperDic: sterol