English
epicholesterol
From epi- + cholesterol.
Formed from epi- + cholesterol
Proto-Indo-European *ster- ‘barren, infertile’
Ancient Greek στερεός ‘firm’
French cholestérine ‘dated form of cholestérol’
French cholestérol
English cholesterol
Today it means
noun The 3α- isomer of cholesterol
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / epicholesterol