холестерин

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Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic حولەستەرين
Cyrillic холестерин
Latin xolesterin

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian холестери́н (xolesterín), from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, bile) + στερεός (stereós, solid).

Pronunciation

Noun

холестерин (xolesterin)

  1. (biochemistry) cholesterol

Russian

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: холестэри́н)

Noun

холестери́н (xolesterín, xolestɛrínm inan (genitive холестери́на, nominative plural холестери́ны, genitive plural холестери́нов)

  1. (biology) cholesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes)
    Synonym: холестерол (xolesterol, xolestɛrol)

Declension

Descendants

  • Kazakh: холестерин (xolesterin)