See Also: Lipid(medicine)
lipid(encyclopedia)
lipid(dictionary)
Lipid(health)
lipid(dictionary)
lipid a(medicine)
inositol lipid(medicine)
lipid peroxidation(medicine)
lipid peroxides(medicine)
lipid pneumonia(medicine)

lipid (iou)



lipid noun. . E20.
[French lipide, formed as LIPO- + -IDE.]
Biochemistry. Any of the large group of fats and fatlike compounds (including oils, waxes, steroids, etc.) which occur in living organisms and are soluble in certain organic solvents but only sparingly soluble in water; (an ester or other derivative of) a fatty acid.
lipi'dosis noun, pl. -doses , Medicine a disorder characterized by an excessive accumulation of lipids in tissue M20.