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- [lip-id, lahy-pid]
- /ˈlɪp ɪd, ˈlaɪ pɪd/
- /ˈlɪp.ɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lip-id, lahy-pid]
- /ˈlɪp ɪd, ˈlaɪ pɪd/
Definitions of lipid word
- noun lipid 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. 1
- noun lipid Any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. They include many natural oils, waxes, and steroids. 1
- noun lipid chemistry: fatty compound 1
- noun lipid 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 0
- noun lipid any of a group of organic compounds consisting of the fats and other substances of similar properties: they are insoluble in water, soluble in fat solvents and alcohol, and greasy to the touch, and are important constituents of living cells 0
- noun lipid (organic chemistry) Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body. They are, however, soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. 0
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Origin of lipid
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; lip- + -id3
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Parts of speech for Lipid
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lipid popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lipid usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lipid
noun lipid
- fat — File Allocation Table
- phospholipid — any of a group of fatty compounds, as lecithin, composed of phosphoric esters, and occurring in living cells.
- fatty acid — any of a class of aliphatic acids, especially palmitic, stearic, or oleic acid, consisting of a long hydrocarbon chain ending in a carboxyl group that bonds to glycerol to form a fat.
- wax — a fit of anger; rage.
- oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
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