noun, masculine/kolesteˈɾol/
cholesterol
Related: anticolesterol, colesterolemia
Etymology tree 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 cholesterolbor. Spanish colesterol Borrowed from English cholesterol.