Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cholesterol

1 sense of cholesterol

Sense 1
cholesterol, cholesterin -- (an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues)
       => sterol, steroid alcohol -- (any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances)