💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sterols"
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| steroid alcoholnoun | any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances |
| a5 | The A5 motorway is a motorway in Croatia spanning . |
| lecithinnoun | (organic chemistry) The principal phospholipid in animals; it is particularly abundant in egg yolks, and is extracted commercially from soy. It is a major constituent of cell membranes, and is commonly used as a food additive (as an emulsifier). |
| betainenoun | (uncountable, organic chemistry) A sweet, crystalline compound (not an alkaloid), trimethylammoniumacetate, found in sugar beet and similar plants, sometimes used to treat muscular degeneracy; the zwitterion (CH₃)₃N⁺CH₂COO⁻ |
| stearic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) octadecanoic acid; the most common saturated fatty acid; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc. |
| papainnoun | (biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme in papaya fruit which can be used to tenderize meat. |
| polysaccharidesnoun | (biochemistry) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds. |
| lactobacillinoun | Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid |
| ubiquinonenoun | (organic chemistry) any of several isoprenyl quinones that have a role in cellular respiration |
| inulinnoun | (biochemistry) A polysaccharide found in the roots and tubers of certain plants, especially the Compositae; it is mostly a polymer of fructose. |
| erythritolnoun | (organic chemistry) A naturally occurring tetrahydric sugar alcohol, (2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol, found in some fruits and used as a food additive and sugar substitute. |
| oligosaccharidesnoun | (biochemistry) A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units. |
| tocopherolsnoun | (biochemistry) Any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol ring and an isoprene side-chain. |
| malatenoun | (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of malic acid. |
| antioxidantsnoun | a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal that covers various areas of antioxidants research, including biosynthesis, pharmacodynamics, and synthetic antioxidants. |
| sitosterolnoun | (organic chemistry) Any of a range of plant sterols used to prepare steroid hormones. |
| glucosidenoun | (biochemistry) A glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis. |
| polyphenolnoun | (organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of a large class of organic compounds, of plant origin, having more than one phenol group; they tend to be colourful and to have antioxidant properties. |
| saponinsnoun | (organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth. |
| linoleic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) a polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds, essential for human nutrition; it is found in linseed, sunflower and other vegetable oils |
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