The chemical radical or group derived from cholesterol, used in describing cholesterol compounds and their chemical structure.
From 'cholesterol' + '-yl' (chemical group suffix). Used in organic chemistry and biochemistry to describe the structural component in cholesterol esters and derivatives.
When chemists talk about 'cholesteryl esters,' they're describing cholesterol with something else attached to it—this is actually how cholesterol travels safely in your bloodstream!
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