English Online Dictionary. What means cholesterol? What does cholesterol mean?
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French cholestérol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈlɛstəɹɒl/, /kəˈlɛstɹɒl/
Noun
cholesterol (countable and uncountable, plural cholesterols)
- (biochemistry) 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.
Alternative forms
- cholest. (abbreviation)
- cholesterin, cholesterine (dated)
Derived terms
Translations
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈxolɛstɛrol]
Noun
cholesterol m inan
- cholesterol
Declension
Further reading
- “cholesterol”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “cholesterol”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “cholesterol”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English cholesterol. First attested in the 1920s, ultimately displacing cholesterine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌxɔ.lɛstəˈrɔl/, /ˌxɔ.ləstəˈrɔl/
- Hyphenation: cho‧les‧te‧rol
- Rhymes: -ɔl
Noun
cholesterol m or n (uncountable)
- cholesterol
- Synonyms: cholesterine, galvet
Descendants
- → Indonesian: kolèstêrol
Interlingua
Noun
cholesterol (plural)
- cholesterol
Polish
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from English cholesterol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɔ.lɛsˈtɛ.rɔl/
- Rhymes: -ɛrɔl
- Syllabification: cho‧les‧te‧rol
Noun
cholesterol m inan (related adjective cholesterolowy)
- (organic chemistry) cholesterol (essential component of mammalian cell membranes)
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- cholesterol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cholesterol in Polish dictionaries at PWN