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colestipol

US/kəˈlɛs.təˌpɔl/

colestipol noun: a strongly basic ion exchange resin that binds to bile acids and is taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride especially to lower LDL levels in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia.

Noun

colestipol (uncountable)

  1. A strongly basic ion exchange resin that binds to bile acids and is taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride especially to lower LDL levels in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia.

Origin of colestipol

Probably from cholest(erol) + -i- + pol(ymer).

Words formed from colestipol

  • colestipol hydrochloride

Questions about colestipol

What does colestipol mean?
Colestipol means a strongly basic ion exchange resin that binds to bile acids and is taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride especially to lower LDL levels in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia.
What part of speech is colestipol?
Colestipol is a noun.
How do you pronounce colestipol?
Colestipol is pronounced /kəˈlɛs.təˌpɔl/ (US).

Words near colestipol in the dictionary

  1. colessors
  2. colestaff
  3. colestaves
  4. colestilan
  5. colestimide
  6. colestipol
  7. colestolone
  8. colestrum
  9. colestyramine
  10. Colesworth
  11. colet

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