Lipid-lowering

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

  lipid-lowering \lipid-lowering\ a. (Med.)
     Serving to reduce the concentration of lipid, such as
     cholesterol, in the blood; -- of medications, such as
     {Mevinolin}, that are used especially to reduce blood
     cholesterol, as a preventive measure against heart disease.
     [PJC]