chylomicron

chylomicron [kahy-luh-mahy-kron] Word Origin noun Biochemistry.

1. a large plasma lipoprotein particle, occurring as a droplet consisting primarily of triglycerides and functioning in the transport of neutral lipids from the intestine to the tissues by way of the lymph.

Origin of chylomicron First recorded in 1920–25; chylo- + micron Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for chylomicron chylomicron noun

1. biochem a minute droplet of fat, found in blood and chyle, that is the form in which dietary fat is carried in these fluids

Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 chylomicron in Medicine chylomicron [kī′lō-mī′krŏn′] n.

1. One of the microscopic particles of fat occurring in chyle and in the blood, especially after a meal high in fat.

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