ldl

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ldl - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  LDL \LDL\ ([e^]l`d[=e]*[e^]l/") n. [acronym from Low-Density
     Lipoprotein.] (Med., Biochem.)
     Low-density lipoprotein, a lipoprotein that transports
     cholesterol in the blood; high levels are thought to be
     associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and
     atherosclerosis; sometimes called informally bad cholesterol
     .
  
     Syn: low-density lipoprotein.
          [WordNet 1.5]

ldl - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  LDL
      n 1: a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood;
           composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount
           of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated
           with increased risk of coronary heart disease and
           atherosclerosis [syn: low-density lipoprotein, LDL,
           beta-lipoprotein]

ldl - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  LDL
  
     ["LDL: A Logic-Based Data-Language", S. Tsur et al, Proc VLDB
     1986, Kyoto Japan, Aug 1986, pp.33-41].