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cholesterol
English
Etymology
From French cholestérol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??l?st???l/
Noun
cholesterol (countable and uncountable, plural cholesterols)
- (biochemistry) 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.
- The level of cholesterol in the body.
Alternative forms
- cholest. (abbreviation)
- cholesterin, cholesterine (dated)
Derived terms
Translations
Czech
Noun
cholesterol m
- cholesterol
Further reading
- cholesterol in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu
- cholesterol in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English cholesterol. First attested in the 1920s, ultimately displacing cholesterine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?x?.l?st??r?l/, /?x?.l?st??r?l/
- Hyphenation: cho?les?te?rol
- Rhymes: -?l
Noun
cholesterol m or n (uncountable)
- cholesterol
- Synonyms: cholesterine, galvet
Interlingua
Noun
cholesterol (plural)
- cholesterol
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /x?.l??st?.r?l/
Noun
cholesterol m inan
- cholesterol
Declension
Further reading
- cholesterol in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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cholestane
English
Noun
cholestane (plural cholestanes)
- (organic chemistry) The tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol.
Derived terms
Anagrams
- cholenates
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