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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lip•id (lip′id, lī′pid),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]- Biochemistryany 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.
Also, lip•ide (lip′īd, -id, lī′pīd, -pid).USA pronunciation Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lipid, lipide /ˈlaɪpɪd; ˈlɪpɪd/ n - 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
Former name: lipoid
Etymology: 20th Century: from French lipide, from Greek lipos fat |