LIPIDE Synonyms

• an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues

• a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

• oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist

• a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

• any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants

• cover with oil, as if by rubbing

• administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

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

• any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances

• 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

• 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

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