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campesterol

campesterol noun: a phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol.

Noun

campesterol (uncountable)

  1. A phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol

Origin of campesterol

From Latin campester + -ol, campestris, from campus + -estris.

Questions about campesterol

What does campesterol mean?
Campesterol means a phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol.
What part of speech is campesterol?
Campesterol is a noun.

Words near campesterol in the dictionary

  1. campest
  2. campestane
  3. campestanes
  4. campestanol
  5. campesterin
  6. campesterol
  7. campesteryl
  8. campesteryls
  9. campestral
  10. campestrial
  11. campestrian

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