cholesterol
/kəˈlɛstəɹɒl/
cholesterol noun: 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.
Noun
cholesterol (countable and uncountable, plural cholesterols)
- 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.
- The level of cholesterol in the body.
- improve your cholesterol; lower your cholesterol
- As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol...2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist
cholesterol meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
cholesterol in Hindi
- cholesterol
- पित्तसांद्रव pittasāndrav
cholesterol in Tamil
- நிணம், இரத்தக் கொழுப்பு
cholesterol in Marathi
- कोलेस्टेरॉल, कोलेस्ट्रॉल
cholesterol in Urdu
- چربی
More languagesFewer languages
- cholesterol in Bengali
- কোলেস্টেরল
- cholesterol in Telugu
- కొలెస్ట్రాల్, కొలెస్టరాల్, కొలెస్ట్రాల్ను
- cholesterol in Malayalam
- കൊളസ്ട്രോൾ, കൊളസ്റ്റ്രോൾ, കൊളസ്ട്രൽ
- cholesterol in Kannada
- ಕೊಲೆಸ್ಟ್ರಾಲ್, ಕೊಲೆಸ್ಟರಾಲ್
- cholesterol in Punjabi
- ਕੋਲੇਸਟ੍ਰੋਲ, ਕੋਲੈਸਟ੍ਰੋਲ, ਕੋਲੇਸਟ੍ਰਾਲ
- cholesterol in Gujarati
- કોલેસ્ટ્રોલ, કોલેસ્ટેરોલ, કોલેસ્ટરોલ
- cholesterol in Odia
- କୋଲେଷ୍ଟେରୋଲ୍, କୋଲେଷ୍ଟ୍ରଲ, କୋଲେଷ୍ଟେରାଲ୍
- cholesterol in Nepali
- कोलेस्ट्रोल, कोलेस्टेरोल
- cholesterol in Arabic
- كُولِسْتِرُول kulistirūl
- cholesterol in Persian
- کلسترول kolesterol
- cholesterol in Thai
- คอเลสเตอรอล, โคเลสเตอรอล
Examples of cholesterol in a sentence
- Calcium bursts would increase spermatozoa motility, where cholesterol would decapacitate spermatozoa, so preventing untimely activation.
- I was running a high temperature and had high cholesterol.
- My high blood pressure and high cholesterol are metrogenic illnesses.
Forms of cholesterol
| plural | cholesterols |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cholest. |
| alternative form | cholesterin |
| alternative form | cholesterine |
Origin of cholesterol
Borrowed from French cholestérol.
Words formed from cholesterol
- acetoxycholesterol
- allocholesterol
- anticholesterol
- bad cholesterol
- bromocholesterol
- chlorocholesterol
- cholesteroid
- cholesterolemia
- cholesterol esterase
- cholesterolosis
- colestipol
- colestolone
- colestyramine
- dehydrocholesterol
- epicholesterol
- epoxycholesterol
- good cholesterol
- hydroxycholesterol
- iodocholesterol
- isocholesterol
- ketocholesterol
- noncholesterol
- oxocholesterol
- photocholesterol
- trihydroxycholesterol
Phrases with cholesterol
Questions about cholesterol
- What does cholesterol mean?
- Cholesterol means 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.
- What is cholesterol in Hindi?
- Cholesterol in Hindi is पित्तसांद्रव (pittasāndrav). See Cholesterol meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cholesterol?
- Cholesterol is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cholesterol?
- Cholesterol is pronounced /kəˈlɛstəɹɒl/.
- What is the plural of cholesterol?
- The plural of cholesterol is cholesterols.
Words near cholesterol in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cholesterol (page history and authors); पित्तसांद्रव (Hindi) (page history and authors); cholesterol (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cholesterol (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cholesterol (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cholesterol (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cholesterol (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cholesterol (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cholesterol (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cholesterol (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cholesterol (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cholesterol (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cholesterol (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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