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chylomicron

DEFINITIONS OF: chylomicron

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n a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood

Type of:
atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
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