phytosterol

See also: phytostérol

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Etymology

From phyto- +‎ sterol.

Noun

phytosterol (plural phytosterols)

1. (biochemistry, botany) Any of a group of steroid alcohols, phytochemicals naturally occurring in plants. They are white powders with mild, characteristic odor, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohols.

Synonyms

• plant sterol

Derived terms

• phytosterolemia

Translations

Translations

Catalan: fitoesterol Chinese: Mandarin: 植物固醇 (zhíwùgùchún), 植物甾醇 (zhíwǔzāichún) Czech: fytosterol m Finnish: kasvisteroli French: phytostérol (fr) German: Phytosterine Indonesian: fitosterol (id) Italian: fitosterolo (it) Polish: fitosterol (pl) Portuguese: fitoesterol m Spanish: fitoesterol