cholesterol

English Thesaurus

1. an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	steroid alcohol, sterol,
definition	:	any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	hdl cholesterol,
definition	:	the cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the `good' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	ldl cholesterol,
definition	:	the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions (noun.substance)