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lipoid

[ lip-oid, lahy-poid ]

adjective

  1. Also lip·oidal. fatty; resembling fat.


noun

  1. a fat or fatlike substance, as lecithin or wax.

lipoid

/ ˈlɪpɔɪd; ˈlaɪ- /

adjective

  1. resembling fat; fatty


noun

  1. a fatlike substance, such as wax
  2. See lipid
    biochem a former name for lipid

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lipoid1

First recorded in 1875–80; lip- + -oid

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Example Sentences

A lipoid suspension to release it slowly into the bloodstream and give the irritation time to subside.

The absence from the latter organs shows that the lipoid solubility does not obtain in the body.

In refractory cases benefit has followed the subcutaneous injection of lipoid solution containing tin.

Some writers, who object to the word "lipoid" as a group name, prefer to call these substances the "fat-like bodies."

The result was a condition almost exactly like pneumonia, called "lipoid pneumonia."

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