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

1 sense of very low density lipoprotein

Sense 1
very low density lipoprotein, VLDL -- (large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides; VLDLs circulate through the blood giving up their triglycerides to fat and muscle tissue until the VLDL remnants are modified and converted into LDL)
       => lipoprotein -- (a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood)