lipoid

lip·oid  (lpoid, lpoid)

n.

1. A lipid.

2. Any of various substances, such as lecithin, that resemble fat.

adj. also li·poi·dal (l-poidl, l-)

Resembling fat; fatty.

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lipoid [ˈlɪpɔɪd ˈlaɪ-]

adj also lipoidal

resembling fat; fatty

n

1. a fatlike substance, such as wax

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Biochem a former name for lipid

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lipoid - an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) lipid, lipide fat - a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat" triglyceride - glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body macromolecule, supermolecule - any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water phospholipid - any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes wax - any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water