different between cholesterol vs olestra

English

Etymology

From French cholestérol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??l?st???l/

Noun

cholesterol (countable and uncountable, plural cholesterols)

1. (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.
2. The level of cholesterol in the body.

Alternative forms

• cholest. (abbreviation)
• cholesterin, cholesterine (dated)

Derived terms

Translations

Czech

Noun

cholesterol m

1. 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)

1. cholesterol

   Synonyms: cholesterine, galvet

Interlingua

Noun

cholesterol (plural)

1. cholesterol

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x?.l??st?.r?l/

Noun

cholesterol m inan

1. cholesterol

Declension

Further reading

• cholesterol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Noun

olestra (countable and uncountable, plural olestras)

1. A fat substitute (a glyceride of sucrose) that cannot be easily digested and therefore adds no fat, calories, or cholesterol to food products; also used as an industrial lubricant.

Translations

Anagrams

• altrose, oestral