LIPID


Meaning of LIPID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈli-pəd ]

noun

also lip·ide -ˌpīd

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1912

: any of various substances that are soluble in nonpolar organic solvents (as chloroform and ether), that are usually insoluble in water, that with proteins and carbohydrates constitute the principal structural components of living cells, and that include fats, waxes, phosphatides, cerebrosides, and related and derived compounds

• li·pid·ic li-ˈpi-dik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.