cholesterol的词源

英文词源

cholesterol (n.)

white, solid substance present in body tissues, 1894, earlier cholesterin, from French cholestrine (Chevreul, 1827), from Greek khole "bile" (see cholera) + steros "solid, stiff" (see sterility). So called because originally found in gallstones (Conradi, 1775). The name was changed to the modern form (with chemical suffix -ol, denoting an alcohol) after the compound was discovered to be a secondary alcohol.

中文词源

cholesterol：胆固醇

chol, 胆囊，同gall。-ster, 固化，见sterile. -ol, 化学名词后缀，醇，见xylitol.

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cholesterol：胆固醇

词根词缀： chole胆汁 + sterol固醇