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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation high-density lipoprotein

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun High density lipoprotein, a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis; sometimes called good cholesterol. Contrasted with LDL.

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  • initialism chemistry Initialism of high-density lipoprotein.
  • initialism electronics Initialism of Hardware Description Language.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun 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

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