any of a group of crystalline alcoholic sterols resembling cholesterol in their properties
Origin of sitosterol
sito- + (chole)sterolsitosterol
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sitosterol
noun
Any of a group of sterols that occur in high concentrations in certain plants and are used in the synthesis of steroid hormones.
Origin of sitosterol
Greek sītos food, grain sterolTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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sitosterol - Medical Definition
n.
Any of a group of sterols that occur in high concentrations in certain plants and are used in the synthesis of steroid hormones.
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