cholesterin
/kəˈlɛstərɪn/
noun
- An older term for cholesterol, a fatty substance found in the body and in foods.
- Early scientists called the substance cholesterin before they understood its full role.
- Cholesterin was first discovered in gallstones in the 18th century.
- The lab report used the word cholesterin to describe the fat in the sample.
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