Phrase Hound found 2 phrases and 43 compound words that contain sterol. The most common are listed below. Open sterol in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 2
- sterol esteraseAny enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a sterol ester (typically of a fatty acid)
- sterol esterasesplural of sterol esterase: Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a sterol ester (typically of a fatty acid)
Compound words 43
- stanolAny saturated steroid alcohol, formed by hydrogenation of an appropriate sterol
- calciferolVitamin D₃ (C₂₇H₄₄O)
- lanosterolA triterpenoid sterol found in lanolin
- brassicasterolA 28-carbon sterol synthesized by several unicellular algae and some terrestrial plants, and sometimes used as a biomarker.
- nonsterolAny organic compound that is not a sterol (but typically, having a somewhat similar structure)
- aminosterolAny amino derivative of a sterol, especially any of a group of such antibiotics obtained from sharks
- avenasterolEither of two isomeric sterols, related to cholesterol, found in some vegetable oils
- azasterolThe azalogue of an existing sterol
- cerebrosterolThe sterol 24S-hydroxycholesterol that is found in larger than normal amounts in the brain and spinal cord of people with Alzheimer’s disease
- chondrillasterolA particular sterol found in marine sponges of the genus Chondrilla.