lipidome

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noun

The set of all lipids in a cell or organism

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

nounlipidome (plural lipidomes)

plural lipidomes

  1. biochemistryThe set of all lipids in a cell or organism

Origin

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

From lipid + -ome.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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