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alpha-lipoprotein is a noun meaning "a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis". It carries one recorded sense.
a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for alpha-lipoprotein come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.