cholesterol

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. countable,uncountable
  2. The level of cholesterol in the body. countable,uncountable
    — improve your cholesterol; lower your cholesterol

词形变化

cholesterols plural cholest. alternative cholesterin alternative cholesterine alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
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

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-
Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́
Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ)
Proto-Indo-European *ster-der.
Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós)
French cholestérine
French cholestérolbor.
English cholesterol
Borrowed from French cholestérol.
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