lipid
Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and…Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water.
» Lipids are organic compounds.
Липиды — это органические соединения.
Ліпіди — органічні сполуки.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water.
Lipid
липи́дlipíd
- an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
Examples
4 sentencesLipids are organic compounds.
Ліпіди — органічні сполуки.
ruЛипиды — это органические соединения.
The percentage of lipids in an animal cell is about 8%.
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is the organelle responsible for lipid synthesis.
The animal cell contains a larger percentage of lipids than the vegetable cell.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French lipide, coined in 1923 by Gabriel Bertrand from Ancient Greek λῐ́ποςBorrowed from French lipide, coined in 1923 by Gabriel Bertrand from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos, “animal fat”) + French -ide.
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