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CHYLOMICRON

Dictionary entry overview: What does chylomicron mean?

• CHYLOMICRON (noun)
The noun CHYLOMICRON has 1 sense:

1. a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood

Familiarity information: CHYLOMICRON used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHYLOMICRON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("chylomicron" is a kind of...):

atom; corpuscle; molecule; mote; particle; speck ((nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything)

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