Cholesterin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cholesterin \Cho*les"ter*in\, n. [Gr. ? bile + ? stiff fat: F.
     cholest['e]rine. See {Stearin}.] (Chem.)
     A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and
     odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and
     especially in nerve tissue, in the bile, and in gallstones.
     [1913 Webster] Choliamb



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cholesterin
       n : an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver;
           the most abundant steroid in animal tissues [syn: {cholesterol}]