STEROL


Meaning of STEROL in English

/stear"awl, -ol, ster"-/ , n. Biochem.

any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.

[ 1910-15; extracted from such words as CHOLESTEROL, ERGOSTEROL, etc. ]

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