kolesterol

kolesterol c (singular definite kolesterolen, plural indefinite kolesteroler)

1. cholesterol

• “kolesterol” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Dutch cholesterol, from French cholestérol, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “gall, bile”) + στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).

• IPA^(key): [kolɛstəˈrɔl]
• Hyphenation: ko‧lès‧tê‧rol
• Rhymes: -rɔl, -ɔl, -l

kolèstêrol (plural kolesterol-kolesterol)

1. cholesterol:
   1. (biochemistry) a sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease
   2. the level of cholesterol in the body

• kolésterol (Standard Malay)

• “kolesterol” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “gall, bile”) + στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).

kolesterol n (definite singular kolesterolet, uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) cholesterol

• Prior to a 2021 spelling decision, this noun was also considered grammatically masculine.

• “kolesterol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) + στερεός (stereós).

kolesterol n (definite singular kolesterolet, uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) cholesterol

• Prior to a 2021 spelling decision, this noun was also considered grammatically masculine.

• “kolesterol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

kolesterol n or c

1. cholesterol

• kolesterol in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kolesterol in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Borrowed from Spanish colesterol, from English cholesterol, from French cholestérol, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “gall, bile”) + στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kolesteˈɾol/ [ko.lɛs.t̪ɛˈɾol]
    • Rhymes: -ol
  • IPA^(key): /koˈlesteɾol/ [koˌlɛs.t̪ɛˈɾol] (English influence)
    • Rhymes: -esteɾol
• Syllabification: ko‧les‧te‧rol

kolesteról or kolésteról (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜎ᜔) (biochemistry)

1. cholesterol

• “kolesterol”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kolesterol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018