ALL meanings of sitosterol
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S s - noun sitosterol any of five steroid alcohols having the formula C 2 2 H 5 0 O, especially the beta form, obtained from various plant sources: used in organic synthesis. 1
- noun sitosterol a white powder or waxy white solid extracted from soya beans, consisting of a mixture of isomers of the formula C29H50O with other sterols: used in cosmetics and medicine 0
- noun sitosterol any of a group of crystalline alcoholic sterols resembling cholesterol in their properties 0