cholesterin
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See also: Cholesterin
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Noun[edit]
cholesterin (countable and uncountable, plural cholesterins)
- (organic chemistry) Dated form of cholesterol.
References[edit]
- “cholesterin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.