phytosterol

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noun

Any of a group of steroid alcohols, phytochemicals naturally occurring in plants. They are white powders with mild, characteristic odor, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohols.

Similar
plant sterol
OriginEnglish sterol ← French cholestéro ← Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) →
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Meanings

nounphytosterol (plural phytosterols)

plural phytosterols

  1. biochemistryAny of a group of steroid alcohols, phytochemicals naturally occurring in plants. They are white powders with mild, characteristic odor, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohols.

    Synonyms: plant sterol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a group of steroid alcohols, phytochemicals naturally occurring in plants. They are white powders with mild, characteristic odor, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohols.

Similar
plant sterol
Also see
phytosterin

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  5. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  6. Englishphyto-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  9. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  11. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  12. Frenchcholestérine
  13. Frenchcholestéro
  14. Englishcholesterol
  15. Englishsterol
  16. Englishphytosterol

From phyto- + sterol.

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Translations

Catalan fitoesterol
  • fitoesterolTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 植物固醇, 植物甾醇
  • 植物固醇 (zhíwùgùchún)Translations
  • 植物甾醇 (zhíwǔzāichún)Translations
Czech fytosterol
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Finnish kasvisteroli
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French phytostérol
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German Phytosterine
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Indonesian fitosterol
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Italian fitosterolo
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Polish fitosterol
  • fitosterolTranslations
Portuguese fitoesterol
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Spanish fitoesterol
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Cite this entry
APA

phytosterol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytosterol

MLA

“phytosterol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytosterol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phytosterol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytosterol.

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