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From allo- + cholesterol.
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Today it means: The isomer of cholesterol (3S)-10,13-dimethyl-17-(6-methylheptan-2-yl)-2,3,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol Full definition →
From allo- + cholesterol.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.