Synonyms
Etymology

1. cholesterol

noun. ['kəˈlɛstɝˌɔl, kəˈlɛstɝəl'] an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues.

Etymology

  • chole- (English)
  • χολή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • sterol (English)

Rhymes with Cholesterol

  • aberle
  • anderle
  • bauerle
  • beierle
  • collateral
  • dieterle
  • doggerel
  • eberle
  • eckerle
  • enderle
  • federle
  • gen
  • gen.
  • haberle
  • haeberle
  • hammerle
  • heberle
  • kimmerle
  • kuril
  • laperle

How do you pronounce cholesterol?

Pronounce cholesterol as kəˈlɛstərˌɔl.

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Sentences with cholesterol


1. Noun, singular or mass
A cholesterol or retinal embolus is a serious condition and is like having a stroke in the eye.