Talk:Cholesterin

Is there such a thing, or did the author mean cholesterol? Mkweise


 * Was the author German? If so, yes, Cholesterin = cholesterol.


 * No, it's from an archaic English source. See http://www.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Cholesterin

Ah, in that case: from the OED: A tasteless, inodorous, fatty-looking substance C26H41O, found in most animal liquids and solids, and in the fruit and seed of many plants. It crystalizes in white transparent scales, and in this form is the chief constituent of gall-stones. (I'm not sure about the numbers in the chemical formula, it's REALLY REALLY small). -- Someone else 01:47 Feb 20, 2003 (UTC)

In King's American Dispensary, 1898, it is quoted in relation to and articles about "ambergris", "hydrous wool fat", "garden angelica" and "lanolin". See also www.jainworld.com/society/jainfood/glossary.htm and www.tpmm.com/solutions/patient/glossary/medical/gomtc.htm Furthermore the Glossary of Medical Terms Found in Laboratory Tests in the article on cholesterol states "Cholesterol - called also cholesterin. --Dieter Simon 02:06 Feb 20, 2003 (UTC)