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Webster 1913 Edition
Cholesterin
Cho-les′ter-in
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] bile + [GREEK] stiff fat: F.
cholestérine
. 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cholesterin
CHOLESTERIN
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Cholesterin
Cholesterin
See also: cholesterin
German
Noun
Cholesterin n (genitive Cholesterins, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Cholesterin (uncountable)
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Cholesterin |
| genitive | eines | des | Cholesterins |
| dative | einem | dem | Cholesterin |
| accusative | ein | das | Cholesterin |
cholesterin
cholesterin
See also: Cholesterin
English
Noun
cholesterin (countable and uncountable, plural cholesterins)
- (organic chemistry) A white, fatty, crystalline substance found in animal and plant products and tissue, especially in nerve tissue, bile, and gallstones.