cholesterol
pronunciation
How to pronounce cholesterol in British English:
UK [kəˈlestərɒl]
How to pronounce cholesterol in American English:
US [kəˈlestərɔːl]
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- Noun:
- an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
Word Origin
- cholesterol (n.)
- white, solid substance present in body tissues, 1894, earlier cholesterin, from French cholestrine (Chevreul, 1827), from Greek khole "bile" (see cholera) + steros "solid, stiff" (see sterility). So called because originally found in gallstones (Conradi, 1775). The name was changed to the modern form (with chemical suffix -ol, denoting an alcohol) after the compound was discovered to be a secondary alcohol.
Example
- 1. Or what about seasonal variations in things like cholesterol ?
- 2. Their total cholesterol dropped too .
- 3. Take for example hdl cholesterol .
- 4. Garlic also helps lower blood cholesterol .
- 5. Managing your cholesterol is a lifelong process .