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cholerine |
choleroid |
cholestasis |
cholesteric |
cholesterin |
cholesterol
| cholesterosis cutis
| choliamb
| choliambic
| cholic
| cholic acid
cholesterol
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cholesterol has 1 sense
- cholesterol(n = noun.substance) cholesterin - an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues; Array is a kind of steroid alcohol, sterol
has particulars: hdl cholesterol, ldl cholesterol
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cholesterol, n. Biochem. a sterol found in most body tissues, including the blood, where high concentrations promote arteriosclerosis.
Etymology
cholesterin f. Gk khole bile + stereos stiff
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