Associations to the word «Chylomicron»

Wiktionary

CHYLOMICRON, noun. (biology) A microscopic globule of lipoprotein, found in blood and lymph, that is associated with the digestion of fats

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope