very low density lipoprotein

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very low density lipoprotein - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  very low density lipoprotein
      n 1: large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides; VLDLs circulate
           through the blood giving up their triglycerides to fat and
           muscle tissue until the VLDL remnants are modified and
           converted into LDL [syn: very low density lipoprotein,
           VLDL]