"phytosterol" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phytosterols [plural]
Etymology: From phyto- + sterol. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|phyto-|sterol}} phyto- + sterol Head templates: {{en-noun}} phytosterol (plural phytosterols)
  1. (biochemistry, botany) Any of a group of steroid alcohols, phytochemicals naturally occurring in plants. They are white powders with mild, characteristic odor, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohols. Wikipedia link: phytosterol Categories (topical): Botany, Steroids Synonyms: plant sterol Translations (Translations): fitoesterol (Catalan), 植物固醇 (zhíwùgùchún) (Chinese Mandarin), 植物甾醇 (zhíwǔzāichún) (Chinese Mandarin), fytosterol [masculine] (Czech), kasvisteroli (Finnish), phytostérol (French), Phytosterine (German), fitosterol (Indonesian), fitosterolo (Italian), fitosterol (Polish), fitoesterol [masculine] (Portuguese), fitoesterol (Spanish)

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