Definitions for cholesterol

cholesterol cho·les·ter·ol

Spelling: [kuh-les-tuh-rohl, -rawl]
IPA: /kəˈlɛs təˌroʊl, -ˌrɔl/

Cholesterol is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 714 anagrams from letters in cholesterol (ceehlloorst).

Definitions for cholesterol

noun

  1. a sterol, C 27 H 46 O, that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as a protective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, a detoxifier in the bloodstream, and as a precursor of many steroids: deposits of cholesterol form in certain pathological conditions, as gallstones and atherosclerotic plaques.
  2. the commercial form of this compound, obtained from the spinal cord of cattle, used chiefly as an emulsifying agent in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, and in the synthesis of vitamin D.

Origin of cholesterol

1890-95; chole- + Greek ster(eós) solid + -ol1

Examples for cholesterol

For most middle-aged big-shots, the acronym LDL is a measure of cholesterol.

But the results were short lived—their cholesterol levels went back to normal a week later.

One small German study found an eight percent decrease in cholesterol among five men after an eight-day juice fast.

In addition, low fat/high carb diets lower protective “good” cholesterol and raise insulin.

cholesterol was a little below normal in the four cases examined.

cholesterol is frequently found in animal fats, and phytosterol is a very similar substance present in vegetable fats.

Chatterjee and his team found that D-PDMP almost totally eliminated the buildup of cholesterol in vital regions of the body.

At 96 percent water, cukes have no saturated fat or cholesterol, and are very high in vitamin K, vitamin B6 and iron.

Even the doctors on the 2013 cholesterol guideline committee hired other people to read the literature for them.

The cholesterol in linseed or fish oil, which of course may be present in the soap, also give this reaction.

Word Value for cholesterol
Scrable

16

Words with friends

18

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