lipidation

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noun

modification (especially of a protein) by association with a lipid

OriginEnglish lipid ← French lipide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- →
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Meanings

nounlipidation (plural lipidations)

plural lipidations

  1. biochemistrymodification (especially of a protein) by association with a lipid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*lípos
  3. Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  5. Frenchlipide
  6. Englishlipid
  7. Englishlipidation

From lipid + -ation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

antilipoid
Cite this entry
APA

lipidation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipidation

MLA

“lipidation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipidation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lipidation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipidation.

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