lipid
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ɪd, ˈlaɪ noun Biochemistry.
any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates, the chief structural components of living cells.
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lipid or lipide (ˈlaɪpɪd, ˈlɪpɪd, ˈlaɪpɪd, ˈlɪpɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| biochem Former name: lipoid any of a large group of organic compounds that are esters of fatty acids (simple lipids, such as fats and waxes) or closely related substances (compound lipids, such as phospholipids): usually insoluble in water but soluble in alcohol and other organic solvents. They are important structural materials in living organisms | |
| [C20: from French lipide, from Greek lipos fat] | |
| lipide or lipide | |
| —n | |
| [C20: from French lipide, from Greek lipos fat] | |
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Lipid
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| A simple sugar that contains five 5 carbon atoms |
| Fatty acid with only single bonds within its hydrocarbon chain |
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Word Origin & History
lipid
"organic substance of the fat group," from Fr. lipide, coined 1923 by G. Bertrand from Gk. lipos "fat, grease" (see leave (v.)) + chemical suffix -ide.
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Medical Dictionary
lipid lip·id (lĭp'ĭd, lī'pĭd) or lip·ide (lĭp'īd', lī'pīd')
n.
Any of a group of organic compounds, including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides, that are insoluble in water but soluble in common organic solvents, are oily to the touch, and together with carbohydrates and proteins constitute the principal structural material of living cells.
lip·id'ic adj.
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Science Dictionary
| lipid (lĭp'ĭd) Pronunciation Key
Any of a large group of organic compounds that are oily to the touch and insoluble in water. Lipids include fatty acids, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. They are a source of stored energy and are a component of cell membranes. |
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Example sentences
But researchers have developed molecules that mimic a lipid on the bacterial surface.
The triglyceride level is usually included in a lipid panel or coronary risk profile.
Doctors have long prescribed lipid-lowering drugs called statins to reduce the levels of bad cholesterol in the blood.
Alcohol kills by cell membrane disruption due to the alcohol dissolving in the lipid membrane.
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