sterol

sterol /ster·ol/ (ster´ol) any of a group of steroids with a long (8 to 10 carbons) aliphatic side-chain at position 17 and at least one alcoholic group; they have lipidlike solubility.

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ster·ol (strôl, -l, stîr-)

n.

Any of a group of predominantly unsaturated solid alcohols of the steroid group, such as cholesterol and ergosterol, present in the fatty tissues of plants and animals.

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sterol

[stir′ôl]

Etymology: Gk, stereos + Ar, alkohl, essence

a large subgroup of steroids containing a hydroxyl group at position 3 and a branched aliphatic side chain of eight or more carbon atoms at position 17. Kinds of sterols include cholesterol and ergosterol.

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sterol [ster´ol]

any of a group of steroids having long aliphatic side-chains at position 17 and at least one alcoholic hydroxyl group; the sterols have lipidlike solubility. Examples are cholesterol and ergosterol.

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sterol

any steroid, e.g. cholesterol and ergosterol, having long (8-10 carbons) aliphatic side-chains at position 17 and at least one alcoholic hydroxyl group; the sterols have lipid-like solubility.