stigmasterol

noun stig·mas·ter·ol \stig-ˈmas-tə-ˌrȯl, -ˌrōl\

Definition of STIGMASTEROL

: a crystalline sterol C₂₉H₄₈O obtained especially from soybean oil

New Latin Physostigma (genus including the Calabar bean, a source of stigmasterol) + International Scientific Vocabulary sterol

First Known Use: 1907

Medical Dictionary

noun stig·mas·ter·ol \stig-ˈmas-tə-ˌrȯl, -ˌrōl\

: a crystalline sterol C₂₉H₄₈O obtained especially from soybean oil

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