COPROSTANOL


Meaning of COPROSTANOL in English

kəˈprästəˌnȯl, -nōl noun

( -s )

Etymology: coprostane + -ol

: a crystalline sterol C 27 H 47 OH formed by bacterial reduction of cholesterol in the intestines and present in feces — called also 3-coprostanol, coprosterol

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