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sterol

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈstɛɹɒl/Part of speech nounSorted elorstStarts with SEnds with L0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A waxy steroid compound found in plants, animals, and fungi.

Word origin

From 1913; back-formation from cholesterol.

Used in a sentence

  • Sterols are found in all animal and plant tissue and play an important role in hormone chemistry.
  • Research into marine sterols falls neatly into three chronological periods.

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