English
hydroxycholesterol
From hydroxy + cholesterol.
A compound of hydroxy + 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 Any of several hydroxy derivatives of cholesterol, some of which are metabolic intermediates
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Etymograph / hydroxycholesterol