phytosterol

See also: phytostérol

English

Etymology

From phyto- +‎ sterol.

Noun

phytosterol (plural phytosterols)

1. (biochemistry, botany) 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.

Synonyms

• plant sterol

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: fitoesterol
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 植物固醇 (zhíwùgùchún), 植物甾醇 (zhíwǔzāichún)

• Czech: fytosterol m
• Finnish: kasvisteroli
• French: phytostérol
• German: Phytosterine
• Indonesian: fitosterol (id)
• Italian: fitosterolo (it)
• Polish: fitosterol (pl)
• Portuguese: fitoesterol m
• Spanish: fitoesterol