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noun
(1)
Any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances
Wiktonary
Noun
any member of a
class
of
steroid
s containing a
hydroxyl
group
in the 3-position of the A-ring; they are found in all
animal
and
plant
tissue
and play an important
role
in
hormone
chemistry
See also
cholesterol
ergosterol
ignosterol
stigmasterol
phytosterol
zoosterol