stanol

noun

sta·nol ˈsta-ˌnȯl

ˈstā-

: any of the fully saturated phytosterols

Word History

Etymology

-stane (as in cholestane, a saturated derivative of cholesterol, from cholesterol + -ane) + sterol

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1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stanol was in 1949

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stanol

noun

sta·nol ˈstan-ˌȯl

ˈstā-ˌnȯl

: any of the fully saturated phytosterols see sitostanol

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