SITOSTEROL


Meaning of SITOSTEROL in English

/suy tos"teuh rawl', -rol'/ , n. Chem.

any of five steroid alcohols having the formula C 22 H 50 O, esp. the beta form, obtained from various plant sources: used in organic synthesis.

[ 1915-20; SITO- + STEROL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .