cholestérine
French
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ.lɛs.te.ʁin/
Noun
cholestérine m (uncountable)
- Dated form of cholestérol (“cholesterol”).
Derived terms
- cholestérol
Descendants
- → English: cholesterine
- English: cholesterin