LOW-DENSITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does low-density mean? 

• LOW-DENSITY (adjective)
  The adjective LOW-DENSITY has 2 senses:

1. having low relative density or specific gravity

2. having low concentration

  Familiarity information: LOW-DENSITY used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOW-DENSITY (adjective)

Comparative: lower-density   
Superlative: lowest-density   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having low relative density or specific gravity

Similar:

light (of comparatively little physical weight or density)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having low concentration

Context example:

low-density urban areas

Similar:

distributed (spread out or scattered about or divided up)

 Context examples 

The determination of the amount of the average particle size of low-density lipoprotein in a sample.

(LDL Particle Size Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (1613 aa, ~180 kDa) is encoded by the human LRP6 gene.

(Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 6, NCI Thesaurus)

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, trigylcerides, and apolipoprotein C-III levels were decreased as well.

(Gemcabene, NCI Thesaurus)

Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 2 (4655 aa, ~200 kDa) is encoded by the human LRP2 gene.

(Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 2, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the average particle size of low-density lipoprotein in a biological specimen.

(LDL Particle Size Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

This protein is involved in the folding of low-density lipoprotein receptor family proteins.

(LDLR Chaperone MESD, NCI Thesaurus)

Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1B (4599 aa, ~515 kDa) is encoded by the human LRP1B gene.

(Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 1B, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol present in a sample.

(Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (1615 aa, ~179 kDa) is encoded by the human LRP5 gene.

(Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 5, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes low-density lipoprotein receptor protein, is involved in cholesterol biosynthesis.

(LDLR wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)