STEROID ALCOHOL

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Meaning:

Any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances

Synonyms:

steroid alcohol; sterol

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("steroid alcohol" is a kind of...):

alcohol (any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation)

steroid (any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "steroid alcohol"):

cholesterin; cholesterol (an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues)

ergosterol (a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation)