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an·ti·cho·les·ter·ol | \ ˌan-tē-kə-ˈle-stə-ˌrōl 
, -ˌrȯl, ˌan-tī- \
, -ˌrȯl, ˌan-tī- \Definition of anticholesterol
: tending to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood
Most of the anticholesterol drugs known as statins … suppress cholesterol production in the liver, our richest source of cholesterol.— Tom Valeo
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anticholesterol
adjectivean·ti·cho·les·ter·ol | \ -kə-ˈles-tə-ˌrōl, -ˌrȯl \
\Medical Definition of anticholesterol
: tending to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood
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The first known use of anticholesterol was in 1951
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