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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)
- 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
- zocor an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks
- lipoidaemia presence of excess lipids in the blood
- hyperlipoidaemia presence of excess lipids in the blood
- atromid-s a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases
- hyperlipemia presence of excess lipids in the blood
- plastination a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened
- juvenile amaurotic idiocy a congenital progressive disorder of lipid metabolism having an onset at age 5 and characterized by blindness and dementia and early death
- lipidaemia presence of excess lipids in the blood