HDL

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  HDL \HDL\ ([=a]ch`d[=e]*[e^]l"), n.
     High density lipoprotein, a lipoprotein that transports
     cholesterol in the blood; high levels are thought to be
     associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and
     atherosclerosis; sometimes called {good cholesterol}.
     Contrasted with {LDL}.


  
     Syn: high-density lipoprotein.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  HDL
       n : a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood;
           composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively
           little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be
           associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease
           and atherosclerosis [syn: {high-density lipoprotein}, {alpha-lipoprotein}]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  HDL
       Hardware Description Language (ASIC)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  HDL
       
          {Hardware Description Language}