English Explanatory Dictionary

cholesterin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Dated form of cholesterol.

Word forms

cholesterin cholesterins cholesterine

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.

Derived words

cholesterinic isocholesterin
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