Natural products derived from the steroid skeleton and containing a hydroxy group in the 3 position, closely related to cholestan-3-ol.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1367 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)
See also:
White Book, 2nd ed., p. 193 (https://iupac.qmul.ac.uk/bibliog/white.html)