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