cholestérine

== French == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.lɛs.te.ʁin/ === Noun === cholestérine m (uncountable) dated form of cholestérol (“cholesterol”) ==== Derived terms ==== cholestérol ==== Descendants ==== → English: cholesterine English: cholesterin