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Cholesterin

Cholesterin \Cho*les"ter*in\, n. [Gr. ? bile + ? stiff fat: F. cholest['e]rine. See Stearin.] (Chem.) A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve tissue, in the bile, and in gallstones.

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cholesterin

n. (context organic compound English) A white, fatty, crystalline substance found in animal and plant products and tissue, especially in nerve tissue, bile, and gallstones.

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cholesterin

n. an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues [syn: cholesterol]

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In 1814 a white substance with a fatty consistency was obtained from gallstones and was named cholesterin (koh-les'ter-in.

For this reason, cholesterin came to be called cholesterol, and the family of compounds of which it was a member came to be called the sterols.