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cholesterin

cholesterin

9.9
A fatty substance made in the liver and found in animal bodies
  • noun
  • /kəˈlɛstərɪn/
  • Archaic
translation icon : colesterina
  • The doctor explained that cholesterin levels can affect heart health.

Examples

  • Many people are concerned about their cholesterin intake from diet.

  • The contents of cholesterin ethers did not change appreciably, but K et decreased by 18.6 percent.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Cholesterin is found in high amounts in cholesterin ethers in the liver.

Synonyms

cholesterol
vscholesterin
202 3.9

A fatty substance in animal blood and cells that helps make hormones but too much can raise heart disease risk

is the liver-produced sterol identical to that compound
chol
vscholesterin
  • Informal
6 9.0

A short word for cholesterol, the fat in the blood

is the formal scientific sterol made in the liver

Surface Forms

cholesterin singular
cholesterins plural

Morphology

cholesterin = cholesterol (semi-transparent) = cholesterol + in

The form is directly related to 'cholesterol' and denotes the same substance, but the '-in' ending is a specialized chemical/variant suffix that may not be familiar to general learners.

Etymology

Cholesterin comes from Greek parts chole 'bile' and stereos 'solid'. So, cholesterin was named for a hard, waxy material found in bile, which is why it refers to the fat-like, waxy substance made in the liver and found in animal tissues.