Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sitosterol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: sitos-terol
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a range of plant sterols used to prepare steroid hormones.

Etymology

Etymology tree English sito- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol English sitosterol From sito- + sterol.

Inflected Forms

sitosterols (plural)

Derived Forms

sitosterolin

Phrases

beta-sitosterol gamma-sitosterol

Frequently Paired Words

sitosterone

Questions

What does sitosterol mean?: Any of a range of plant sterols used to prepare steroid hormones.
Where does sitosterol come from?: Etymology tree English sito- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol English sitosterol From sito- + sterol.

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