Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A crystalline body of the composition C20H36O, which has been especially obtained from the feces of herbivorous animals. It is supposed to be closely related to cholesterin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (physiol. Chem.) A nonnitrogenous, crystalline body, present in small quantity in human fæces.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry, dated A non-
nitrogenous crystalline body present in small quantities inhuman faeces .
Etymologies
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excrete + -in
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