: any of various solid steroid alcohols (such as cholesterol) widely distributed in animal and plant lipids
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Importantly, though, all of the sterols are present in ratios and concentrations similar to those found in natural areas where honeybees gather pollen.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 22 Apr. 2025
Furthermore, thanks to an infusion of acai berry sterols, the product helps replenish the skin’s natural cholesterol, which contributes to a softer, more moisturized complexion.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 24 Jan. 2025
Social media influencers also push high-tech sounding pills like CoQ10 or plant sterols to their followers.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
As a familiar ingredient in Black households, coconut oil has no cholesterol or fiber and a small amount of nutrients, like lauric acid and plant sterols.
—Essence, 28 June 2024
Its particles are a mixture of fatty substances and surface starch, and contain proteins, sterols and enzymes which all aid the hair in unique ways.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 25 June 2024
The rays hit sterol compounds, found in the cells of plants, animals and fungi, and start a conversion process.
—Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
Why would sterols become more complicated over time?
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
Whatever the reason, the sterol shift was evolutionarily significant.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 22 Apr. 2025
Furthermore, thanks to an infusion of acai berry sterols, the product helps replenish the skin’s natural cholesterol, which contributes to a softer, more moisturized complexion.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 24 Jan. 2025
Social media influencers also push high-tech sounding pills like CoQ10 or plant sterols to their followers.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
As a familiar ingredient in Black households, coconut oil has no cholesterol or fiber and a small amount of nutrients, like lauric acid and plant sterols.
—Essence, 28 June 2024
Its particles are a mixture of fatty substances and surface starch, and contain proteins, sterols and enzymes which all aid the hair in unique ways.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 25 June 2024
The rays hit sterol compounds, found in the cells of plants, animals and fungi, and start a conversion process.
—Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
Why would sterols become more complicated over time?
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
Whatever the reason, the sterol shift was evolutionarily significant.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
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“Sterol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sterol. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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sterol
noun
ste·rol
ˈsti(ə)r-ˌȯl 
ˈste(ə)r-
ˈste(ə)r-
-ˌōl
: any of various solid steroid alcohols (as cholesterol) widely distributed in animal and plant lipids
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