phytosterol

See also: phytostérol

English

Etymology

From phyto- +‎ sterol.

Noun

phytosterol (plural phytosterols)

(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.

Synonyms

plant sterol

Translations

Translations

Catalan: fitoesterol
Chinese:
Mandarin: 植物固醇 (zhíwùgùchún), 植物甾醇 (zhíwǔzāichún)
Czech: fytosterol m
Finnish: kasvisteroli
French: phytostérol
German: Phytosterine
Indonesian: fitosterol (id)
Italian: fitosterolo (it)
Polish: fitosterol (pl)
Portuguese: fitoesterol m
Spanish: fitoesterol

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