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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
- cholesterosis cutis widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism
- fatty acid any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms
- lipemia presence of excess lipids in the blood
- simvastatin an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks
- lipid granulomatosis widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism
- lipoid granulomatosis widespread xanthomas (especially on elbows and knees); often associated with a disorder of lipid metabolism
- hyperlipidemia presence of excess lipids in the blood