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English word sterol comes from English ergot, Modern Greek (1453-) στερεός (Firm, solid (of foundations, bodies etc).), Modern Greek (1453-) χολή
ergot (English)
Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.. The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.
στερεός (Modern Greek)
Firm, solid (of foundations, bodies etc).
χολή (Modern Greek)
(colloquial) gall bladder. (figuratively) bitterness, wrath, anger, bile. Gall, bile.
sitosterol (English)
(organic compound) Any of a range of plant sterols used to prepare steroid hormones.
sterol (English)
(biochemistry) Any member of a class of steroids containing a hydroxyl group in the 3-position of the A-ring; they are found in all animal and plant tissue and play an important role in hormone chemistry.