Synthesize vs Cholesterol - What's the difference?
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To combine two or more things to produce a new, more complex product.
(of two or more things) To be combined producing a new, more complex product.
(chemistry) To produce a substance by chemical synthesis.
(intransitive, chemistry, of a substance) To be produced by chemical synthesis.
(biochemistry) A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.
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As a verb synthesize
is to combine two or more things to produce a new, more complex product.As a noun cholesterol is
(biochemistry) a sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.synthesize
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* synthesise (UK)Verb
(synthesiz)Derived terms
* photosynthesizecholesterol
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