- sterol
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from -sterol (as in cholesterol) Date: 1913 any of various solid steroid alcohols (as cholesterol) widely distributed in animal and plant lipids
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sterol — STERÓL, steroli, s.m. (La pl.) Clasă de alcooli având o structură complexă, care se găsesc în alcătuirea multor vieţuitoare şi au un rol important în metabolismul organismului; (şi la sg.) substanţă din această clasă; sterină. – Din fr. stérol.… … Dicționar Român
stérol — [ sterɔl ] n. m. • 1913; du suff. de cholestérol ♦ Biochim. Alcool polycyclique de masse moléculaire élevée, très répandu dans les règnes animal et végétal où il joue un rôle important. ⇒ cholestérol, ergostérol. Adj. STÉROLIQUE . ● stérol nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
sterol — [stir′ôl΄, ster′ôl΄; stir′ōl΄, ster′ōl΄] n. [< (CHOLE)STEROL] any of a group of solid cyclic unsaturated alcohols, as cholesterol, found in plant and animal tissues … English World dictionary
sterol — ► NOUN Biochemistry ▪ any of a group of naturally occurring unsaturated steroid alcohols, typically waxy solids. ORIGIN independent usage of the ending of words such as CHOLESTEROL(Cf. ↑cholesterol) … English terms dictionary
-sterol — sterol, suffix Biochem. (stərɒl) [f. cholesterol.] A formative element in the names of many sterols, as in ergosterol, phytosterol … Useful english dictionary
Stérol — Noyau de base des stérols Cholestérol, un stérol. Un … Wikipédia en Français
sterol — si·to·sterol; spi·na·sterol; sterol; … English syllables
sterol — /ˈstɛrɒl/ (say sterol) noun any of a group of steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals, as cholesterol and ergosterol. {abstracted from (chole)sterol, (ergo)sterol} …
Sterol — Strukturformel von Sterin (Sterol) Sterine, auch Sterole, sind eine Gruppe von biochemisch wichtigen Naturstoffen aus der Obergruppe der Steroide. Grundgerüst ist das Sterin, ein Steran mit einer 3β Hydroxygruppe. Nach ihrem Vorkommen lassen die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sterol — Sterols, or steroid alcohols are a subgroup of steroids with a hydroxyl group at the 3 position of the A ring. [cite journal |author=Fahy E, Subramaniam S, Brown HA, et al |title=A comprehensive classification system for lipids |journal=J. Lipid… … Wikipedia
