LIPID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lipid mean? 

• LIPID (noun)
  The noun LIPID has 1 sense:

1. an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)

  Familiarity information: LIPID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIPID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

lipid; lipide; lipoid

Hypernyms ("lipid" is a kind of...):

macromolecule; supermolecule (any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lipid"):

fat (a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides))

triglyceride (glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body)

oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)

phospholipid (any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes)

wax (any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water)

 Context examples 

This gene plays a role in both lipid metabolism and heme biosynthesis.

(ALAS1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

In a new study, researchers found a form of the lipid phosphatidylethanoloamine, or PE, present in the bacterium.

(Natural lipid acts as potent anti-inflammatory, National Institutes of Health)

An elevated enzyme activity suggests that the liver is forming saturated fatty acids from sugars at a higher pace, which is harmful to lipid metabolism and overall health.

(Blood Fatty Acids Reveal Your Child's Diet, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This gene plays a role in lipid metabolism.

(ACADS Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of acolbifene, a fourth-generation estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) with potential lipid lowering and antineoplastic activity.

(Acolbifene hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes 5-aminolevulinate synthase, nonspecific, mitochondrial protein, is involved in both heme biosynthesis and lipid metabolism.

(ALAS1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A lipid bilayer that encloses a lysosome.

(Membrane of the Lysosome, NCI Thesaurus)

In the case of Alzheimer’s disease, the amyloid-beta molecules stick to the lipid cell membranes that contain cholesterol.

(Brain cholesterol associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, University of Cambridge)

This allele, which encodes ATP-citrate synthase protein, plays a role in both acetyl-CoA metabolism and de novo lipid synthesis.

(ACLY wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

But a study suggests that using the glycemic index to select foods may not improve insulin sensitivity, lower HDL or LDL lipid levels or reduce blood pressure levels.

(Low-glycemic diets may not improve cardiovascular outcomes when compared to high-glycemic diets, NIH)