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sitosterol
[ sahy-tos-tuh-rawl, -rol ]
noun
Chemistry.
- any of five steroid alcohols having the formula C 2 2 H 5 0 O, especially the beta form, obtained from various plant sources: used in organic synthesis.
sitosterol
/ 蝉补瑟藞迟蓲蝉迟蓹藢谤蓲濒 /
noun
- a white powder or waxy white solid extracted from soya beans, consisting of a mixture of isomers of the formula C 29 H 50 O with other sterols: used in cosmetics and medicine
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of sitosterol1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of sitosterol1
C20: from Greek sitos food, grain + sterol
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Example Sentences
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Phytosterol is not a single alcohol, but a mixture of at least two, which have been separated and studied as sitosterol, C27H43OH, and stigmasterol, C30H49OH.
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