variants
or lipoidal
: resembling fat
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Mike Stobber and Carla K. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2019
Clark notes that people should not use flavors found in the baking aisle of a grocery store, such as peppermint oil and lemon extract, because heating and inhaling them can cause lipoid pneumonia, which is potentially life-threatening.
—NBC News, 13 Nov. 2019
NBC News, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
Callahan was among doctors who have described the illness as lipoid pneumonia.
—Mike Stobber and Carla K. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2019
Clark notes that people should not use flavors found in the baking aisle of a grocery store, such as peppermint oil and lemon extract, because heating and inhaling them can cause lipoid pneumonia, which is potentially life-threatening.
—NBC News, 13 Nov. 2019
Noun
And a 2012 case report involved a woman who developed a condition called exogenous lipoid pneumonia after vaping for about six months.
—NBC News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Lipoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lipoid. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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lipoid
2 of 2 noun
: lipid
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