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nounan oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)type of:
Definition that contains lipid
- fat a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- zocor an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks
- lecithin a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier
- plasma membrane a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell
- infantile amaurotic idiocy a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood
- clofibrate a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases
- gaucher's disease a rare chronic disorder of lipid metabolism of genetic origin
- lipidosis a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body
- virion (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses)
- spielmeyer-vogt disease a congenital progressive disorder of lipid metabolism having an onset at age 5 and characterized by blindness and dementia and early death