lipid
See also: Lipid and lípid
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French lipide, from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lípos, “animal fat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪpɪd/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪpɪd
Noun
lipid (plural lipids)
- (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.
Derived terms
- biolipid
- geolipid
- nonlipid
Translations
organic compound
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Anagrams
- pilid
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɪpɪt]
Noun
lipid m
- (organic chemistry) lipid
Further reading
- lipid in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- lipid in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Noun
lipid n (singular definite lipidet, plural indefinite lipider)
- (organic chemistry) lipid
Declension
Declension of lipid
neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | lipid | lipidet | lipider | lipiderne |
genitive | lipids | lipidets | lipiders | lipidernes |
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English, from French lipide.
Noun
lipid f (genitive singular lipide, nominative plural lipidí)
- (organic chemistry) lipid
Declension
Declension of lipid
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- fosfailipid (“phospholipid”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lipid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “lipid” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Swedish
Noun
lipid n
- (organic chemistry) lipid
Declension
Declension of lipid | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lipid | lipiden | lipider | lipiderna |
Genitive | lipids | lipidens | lipiders | lipidernas |
Derived terms
- fosfolipid (“phospholipid”)