English Explanatory Dictionary

cholesterol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.
  2. The level of cholesterol in the body.

Pronunciation

/kəˈlɛstəɹɒl/ /kəˈlɛstɹɒl/ /kəˈlɛstəɹäl/ /kəˈlɛstɹäl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cholesterol.wav

Word forms

cholesterol cholesterols cholest. cholesterin cholesterine

Etymology

Borrowed from French cholestérol.

Derived words

acetoxycholesterol allocholesterol anticholesterol bad cholesterol bromocholesterol chlorocholesterol cholesteroid cholesterolemia cholesterol esterase cholesterolosis colestipol colestolone colestyramine dehydrocholesterol epicholesterol epoxycholesterol good cholesterol hydroxycholesterol iodocholesterol isocholesterol ketocholesterol noncholesterol oxocholesterol photocholesterol trihydroxycholesterol
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