| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
cholesterolemia cho·les·ter·ol·e·mi·a (kə-lěs'tər-ə-lē'mē-ə) or cho·les·ter·e·mi·a (kə-lěs'tə-rē'mē-ə)
n.
The presence of elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood.