Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.

Cholesterol from the Ancient Greek chole- (bile) and stereos (solid) followed by the chemical suffix -ol for an alcohol is an organic molecule. It is a sterol (or modified steroid) and an essential structural component of animal cell membranes that is required to establish proper membrane permeability and fluidity.

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