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cholesterin

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Cholesterin (noun) means a dated form of cholesterol.

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A dated form of cholesterol.
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Etymology

From French cholestérine, 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.

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"cholesterin" (noun) means a dated form of cholesterol.
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