Definition of Sterol

1. Noun. Any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances.

Exact synonyms: Steroid Alcohol
Generic synonyms: Alcohol, Steroid
Specialized synonyms: Cholesterin, Cholesterol, Ergosterol

Definition of Sterol

1. Noun. (biochemistry) any member of a class of steroids containing a hydroxyl group in the 3-position of the A-ring; they are found in all animal and plant tissue and play an important role in hormone chemistry ¹

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Definition of Sterol

1. a type of solid alcohol [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sterol

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steroid alcohol
steroid hormone
steroidal
steroidally
steroidlike
steroidogeneses
steroidogenesis
steroidogenetic
steroidogenic
steroidogenicer
steroidogenicest
steroids
steroisomeric
sterol (current term)
sterols
sterquilinous
sterre
sterres
sterrink
sterrinks
sterrometal
sterryite
stertor
stertorous
stertorously
stertorousness
stertors
sterve

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