Usually means: Plant-derived steroid, cholesterol-lowering compound.
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  1. sitosterol: Merriam-Webster
  2. sitosterol: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. sitosterol: Collins English Dictionary
  4. sitosterol: Wordnik
  5. sitosterol: Wiktionary
  6. sitosterol: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. sitosterol: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. sitosterol: Dictionary.com
  9. Sitosterol: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. sitosterol: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. sitosterol: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. sitosterol: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (sitosterol)

▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) Any of a range of plant sterols used to prepare steroid hormones.

Similar:
sitosterolin, phytosteroid, stanol, beta-sitosterol, phytostanol, stigmastanol, stigmastane, citrostadienol, sitostanol, spirostanol, more...

Types:
beta-sitosterol, delta-sitosterol, gamma-sitosterol, more...

Phrases:
beta sitosterol, more...

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Similar:
sitosterolin, phytosteroid, stanol, beta-sitosterol, phytostanol, stigmastanol, stigmastane, citrostadienol, sitostanol, spirostanol, more...

Types:
beta-sitosterol, delta-sitosterol, gamma-sitosterol, more...

Phrases:
beta sitosterol, more...



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