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sterool

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 31.01.2025

Meanings

organismides leiduv orgaaniline ühend, küllastumatu alkohol, värvusetu kristalne aine

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Kõige levinum sterool inimese organismis on kolesterool.

Usage examples
  • Taimne sterool.

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Domain organic chemistrybiochemistry
  • steroidide hulka kuuluv küllastumatu alkohol, värvusetu kristalne aine
  • any of the natural products derived from the steroid nucleus; all are waxy, colorless solids soluble in most organic solvents but not in water, and contain one alcohol functional group
  • nom générique d'alcools cycliques très répandus dans les règnes animal et végétal où ils jouent un rôle important (ex : cholestérol, ergostérol)
sterool
sterol
Usage examples
  • Sterols exist either as free sterols or as esters of fatty acids. Animal sterols (zoosterols) include cholesterol and lanosterol. The major plant sterol (phytosterol) is beta-sitosterol, while fungal sterols (mycosterols) include ergosterol.
  • The well-known sterol cholesterol is found only in foods of animal origin—meat, egg yolk, fish, poultry, and dairy products. Organ meats (e.g., liver, kidney) and egg yolks have the most cholesterol, while muscle meats and cheeses have less.
stérol

Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

sterool steroolid
sterooli steroolide
sterooli steroole ~ steroolisid

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