sterol

n : any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from

plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances

[syn: {steroid alcohol}]

Esterel

A distributed language for synchronous interaction of

{real-time} systems with their environment. Uses explicit

timing requests. Esterel programs are compiled into finite

{automata}.

["The ESTEREL Programming Language and its Mathematical

Semantics", G. Berry & L. Cosserat, TR 327, INRIA, 1984].