phytosterol
Meanings
noun
- 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.
Word forms
Etymology
From phyto- + sterol.
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