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lipide

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Main Entry:
lip·id 
          Listen to the pronunciation of lipid
Pronunciation:
\ˈli-pəd\
Variant(s):
also lip·ide 
          Listen to the pronunciation of lipide \-ˌpīd\
Function:
noun
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 
          Listen to the pronunciation of lipidic \li-ˈpi-dik\ adjective


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