VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

very low density lipoprotein; VLDL

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("very low density lipoprotein" is a kind of...):

lipoprotein (a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood)

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