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CHOLESTERIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cholesterin mean? 

CHOLESTERIN (noun)
  The noun CHOLESTERIN has 1 sense:

1. an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissuesplay

  Familiarity information: CHOLESTERIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHOLESTERIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cholesterin; cholesterol

Hypernyms ("cholesterin" is a kind of...):

steroid alcohol; sterol (any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cholesterin"):

HDL cholesterol (the cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the 'good' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease)

LDL cholesterol (the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the 'bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions)


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