Organic Chemical
sterol Audio
ste·rol [ steer-awl, -ol, ster- ]
Subclass of:
Membrane Lipids; Cholestanes
Etymology:
Greek stereos = solid + Latin oleum = oil
Definitions related to sterols:
  • Steroids with long (8-10 carbon) aliphatic side chains at position 17 and at least one alcoholic hydroxyl group, usually at position 3; they have lipid-like solubility.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Steroids with a hydroxyl group at C-3 and most of the skeleton of cholestane. Additional carbon atoms may be present in the side chain. (IUPAC Steroid Nomenclature, 1987)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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