n.
Pronunciation: stig- ' mas-t ə - ˌ ro ̇ l, - ˌ r ō l
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Physo stigma (genus including the Calabar bean, a source of stigmasterol) + International Scientific Vocabulary sterol
Date: 1907
: a crystalline sterol C 29 H 48 O obtained especially from soybean oil