cholesterin

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cholesterin

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From French cholestérine, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “gall, bile”) + στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”); coined in 1816 by Michel Eugène Chevreul. From originally being discovered by François Poulletier de la Salle in 1769, as a solid in gallstones.

noun cholesterins · cholesterine

countable, dated, uncountable Dated form of cholesterol

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@misc{cholesterin_2026,
  title = {cholesterin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cholesterin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}