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sterol Definition

sterol (stirôl′, ster-; --ōl′)

noun

any of a group of solid cyclic unsaturated alcohols, as cholesterol, found in plant and animal tissues

Etymology: < (chole)sterol

sterol Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • contain: Saw Palmetto also contains sterols that give the herb its ' hormonal action.
  • call: It is a member of a group of lipids called sterols and can be manufactured by the body, in the liver.
  • naturally-occurring: Short Description Help your heart and cholesterol levels with these naturally-occurring Plant Sterols.
  • use: We use plant sterols extracted from vegetable oils, such as sunflower seed or rapeseed.
  • derive: Such products are enriched with plant derived sterols or stanols, which can lower LDL-cholesterol.

Adjective modifier

  • added: The added sterols do not add additional calories All Flora pro·activ foods contain milk.
  • natural: Contains plant extracts with natural sterols, these behave in a similar way to steroids but without the associated side effects.
  • other: For example, they synthesize the vitamins B and K and metabolize bile acids and other sterols.

Modifies a noun

  • content: Measuring the sterol content of barley leaves infected with powdery mildew as a means of assessing partial resistance to Erysiphe graminis f.sp. hordei.
  • element: For example, precursors of SREBP ( sterol response element binding protein ) transcription factors are integral proteins embedded in endoplasmic reticulum membranes.
  • response: For example, precursors of SREBP ( sterol response element binding protein ) transcription factors are integral proteins embedded in endoplasmic reticulum membranes.

Noun used with modifier

  • plant: In the western hemisphere we eat far less plant sterols per day than in other parts of the world.
  • vegetable: Phytosterols or vegetable sterols are compounds naturally present in vegetable oils.