"cholesterin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cholesterins [plural]
Etymology: From French cholestérine, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “gall, bile”) + στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”); coined in 1816 by Michel Eugène Chevreul. From originally being discovered by François Poulletier de la Salle in 1769, as a solid in gallstones. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|cholestérine}} French cholestérine, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{com|grc|χολή|στερεός|gloss1=gall, bile|gloss2=firm, solid|nocat=1}} χολή (kholḗ, “gall, bile”) + στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cholesterin (countable and uncountable, plural cholesterins)
  1. (organic chemistry) Dated form of cholesterol. Wikipedia link: en:François Poulletier de la Salle, en:Michel Eugène Chevreul Tags: alt-of, countable, dated, uncountable Alternative form of: cholesterol Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: cholesterine

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