cholesterol

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n. 胆固醇 [化] 胆固醇; 胆固醇

发音

其它 /kəˈlɛstəɹɒl/

词形变化

cholesterols 复数 cholesterols

别名

chol cholest. cholesterin cholesterine

教材释义与例句

名词

胆固醇

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    胆固醇

    可数 不可数 化学 生物
  2. 2.

    The level of cholesterol in the body.

    可数 不可数

    improve your cholesterol; lower your cholesterol

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

cholesterin

上位词 1

sterol

相关短语

cholesterol esterase cholesterol esterases bad cholesterol 有害胆固醇 good cholesterol 有益胆固醇

词源

Borrowed from French cholestérol.

来源：wiktionary