Noun: cholesterol
| Singular | cholesterol |
| Plural | cholesterols |
Sample Sentences
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improve your cholesterol; lower your cholesterol
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As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time. [2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:]
Nouns inflected like cholesterol
soldier's woundwort,
Nicosian,
whopper,
greypate,
tactile sign language,
chronotrope,
Rosie Lee,
dissentient,
photoinactivator,
sulphonediimine,
coastal waterfall,
residuary devise,
bituminization,
nitrosonaphthol,
smṛiti,
geosphere,
backscreen,
mensuralist,
flocculate,
flocculant, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-
3. Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́
4. Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ)
5. Proto-Indo-European *ster-der.
6. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós)
7. French cholestérine
8. French cholestérolbor.
9. English cholesterol
10. Borrowed from French cholestérol.
Verbs referencing "cholesterol"
Dutch Nouns
cholesterol.