Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]