cholesterol

cholesterol
noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from chol- + Greek stereos solid Date: 1894 a steroid alcohol C27H45OH that is present in animal cells and body fluids, regulates membrane fluidity, and functions as a precursor molecule in various metabolic pathways and as a constituent of LDL may cause arteriosclerosiscompare bad cholesterol, good cholesterol

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  • Cholesterol — Cholestérol Cholestérol Structure du cholestérol Général Nom IUPAC 10,13 diméthyl 17 (6 méthylheptan 2 yl) 2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Choléstérol — Cholestérol Cholestérol Structure du cholestérol Général Nom IUPAC 10,13 diméthyl 17 (6 méthylheptan 2 yl) 2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • cholesterol — cholesterol. См. холестерин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • cholesterol — white, solid substance present in body tissues, 1894, with chemical suffix ol, denoting an alcohol, earlier cholesterin, from Fr. cholestrine (Chevreul, 1827), from Gk. khole bile (see CHOLERA (Cf. cholera)) + steros solid, stiff (see STERILITY… …   Etymology dictionary

  • cholesterol — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż III, D. u, blm {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} związek organiczny występujący we wszystkich komórkach i płynach ustrojowych organizmu człowieka i zwie rząt; w stanach patologicznych jego stężenie wzrasta, co powoduje powstawanie… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • cholesterol — ► NOUN ▪ a compound of the steroid type which occurs normally in most body tissues and is believed to promote atherosclerosis if present in high concentrations in the blood (e.g. as a result of a diet high in animal fat). ORIGIN from Greek khol… …   English terms dictionary

  • cholesterol — [kə les′tər ôl΄, kə les′tərōl΄] n. [< CHOLE + Gr stereos, solid, stiff + OL1] a white, crystalline sterol, C27H45OH, found esp. in animal fats, blood, nerve tissue, and bile: a precursor of steroid hormonesand, if present in the blood in… …   English World dictionary

  • Cholesterol — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Cholesterin Andere Namen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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