A saturated sterol produced by the complete hydrogenation of cholesterol; a cholesterol derivative with additional hydrogen atoms.
From 'cholestane' + '-ol' (chemistry suffix for alcohols/hydroxy groups), naming a reduced form of cholesterol created through hydrogenation.
Cholestanol is what you get when you take cholesterol and completely saturate it with hydrogen—it's chemically saturated, while cholesterol has some double bonds that make it more reactive!
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