cholesterol

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) The level of cholesterol in the body.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈlɛstəɹɒl/

Etymology

Borrowed from French cholestérol.

Synonyms

cholesterin

Ornitrol

Translations

colesterolo

cholestérol

colesterol

Cholesterin

colesterol

cholesterol

colesterol

cholesterol

χοληστερίνη

كولسترول

χοληστερόλη

kolesterol

Cholesterol

cholestérine

galvet