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noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol Borrowed from French cholestérol.
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