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sitosterol definition

si·tos·terol (sī täs′tə rôl′, -rōl′)

noun

any of a group of crystalline alcoholic sterols resembling cholesterol in their properties

Etymology: sito- + (chole)sterol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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