CHYLOMICRON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chylomicron mean? 

• CHYLOMICRON (noun)
  The noun CHYLOMICRON has 1 sense:

1. a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHYLOMICRON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

atom; corpuscle; molecule; mote; particle; speck ((nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything)

 Context examples 

Classified according to density: chylomicrons, large low density particles, very low density, low density and high density species.

(Lipoprotein, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by increased levels of chylomicrons and triglycerides in the blood.

(Hyperlipoproteinemia Type I, NCI Thesaurus)

The enzymatically synthesized isoform, 1,3-isoform diacylglycerol, is suggested to decrease formation of chylomicrons as well as shunting them directly to the liver through the portal vein where they are oxidized.

(Diacylglycerol, NCI Thesaurus)