cerebrosterol

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noun

The sterol 24S-hydroxycholesterol that is found in larger than normal amounts in the brain and spinal cord of people with Alzheimer’s disease

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Meanings

nouncerebrosterol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe sterol 24S-hydroxycholesterol that is found in larger than normal amounts in the brain and spinal cord of people with Alzheimer’s disease

Origin

From cerebro- + sterol.

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APA

cerebrosterol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebrosterol

MLA

“cerebrosterol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebrosterol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cerebrosterol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebrosterol.

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