chylomicronn.
/ˌkʌɪləʊˈmʌɪkrɒn/ Biochemistry.
An extremely small particle of unhydrolysed fat visible in the blood after the ingestion of fat.
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1921 Gage & Fish in Jrnl. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc. LVIII. 400 The term chylo-microns has been introduced..to designate the particles found in the blood and chyle, since the particles are of the same nature in both fluids, and the name fittingly indicates their origin.
1957 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 520/1 If the lymph is collected from an animal fed some time previously with a fatty meal, it has a milky appearance, which is due to the presence of innumerable fine droplets (chylomicrons) about 0·5 to 0·75μ in diameter.
1962 Lancet 2 June 1153/1 Very possibly, chylomicron triglycerides are directly removed from the plasma by contracting muscle.
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