Usually means: Synthetic steroid derived from cholesterol.
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  1. stanol: Merriam-Webster
  2. stanol: Collins English Dictionary
  3. stanol: Wiktionary
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  1. stanol: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) Any saturated steroid alcohol, formed by hydrogenation of an appropriate sterol

Similar:
stanone, coprostanol, sitosterol, spirostanol, sitostanol, stigmastane, protostane, steryl, hydroxysterol, aminosterol, more...

Opposite:
sterol, unsaturated fat, lipid

Types:
beta-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, sitostanol, avenasterol, more...

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Similar:
stanone, coprostanol, sitosterol, spirostanol, sitostanol, stigmastane, protostane, steryl, hydroxysterol, aminosterol, more...

Opposite:
sterol, unsaturated fat, lipid

Types:
beta-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, sitostanol, avenasterol, more...



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