sterol
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
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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
/ (ˈstɛrɒl) /
biochem any of a group of natural steroid alcohols, such as cholesterol and ergosterol, that are waxy insoluble substances
Origin of sterol
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for 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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