English word cholesterol comes from French cholestérol

Detailed word origin of cholesterol

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
cholestérol	French (fra)	Cholesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes).
cholesterol	English (eng)	(biochemistry) A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.

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