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Sterol Common

Sterol has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances

2

Any steroid that contains a hydroxyl group in the 3-position of the A-ring.

See Also
sterolome lipid crinosterol brassicasterol jaborosalactol abiraterone fucosterol role
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
alcohol steroid
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cholesterol ergosterol
Rhyming Words
rol erol krol airol tirol enrol terol corol nerol tyrol parol errol ferol carol karol petrol saprol safrol nitrol carrol
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