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Definition of: sitosterol
(sī·tos′tə·rōl, -rol) noun Biochem.
Any of a group of sterols found in higher plants and related to cholesterol, especially a–sitosterol,C30H50O, from wheat embryos. [<SITO- + STEROL]
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