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Thesaurus: cholesterin

A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve tissue, in the bile, and in gallstones.

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  1. n. A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve tissue, in the bile, and in gallstones.
  2. n. an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
  3. A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve tissue, in the bile, and in gallstones.
  4. A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless,found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially innerve tissue, in the bile, and in gallstones.
  5. n an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues