cholesterin, cholesterine (kolesterin)

[= F. cholestérine = Sp. col ester in a, of eggs, and in the seeds and buds of plants, but most abundantly in the bile, and especially in biliary calculi, which frequently consist wholly of cholesterin. By treat ing wool-fat with boiling alcohol there is obtained an alcoholic solution of cholesterin and i so cholesterin. Also cho les tear in, cho les tea rine.