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stigmasterol definition

stig·mas·terol (stig mas′tə rôl′, -rōl′)

noun

a sterol, CHO, isolated from soy or Calabar beans

Etymology: contr. < ModL Physostigma (see physostigmine) + sterol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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