lipoid

L1I1P3O1I1D2
/ˈlɪpɔɪd/

adjective

Of pertaining to fat.

Similar
lipidlipide
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Of pertaining to fat.

    She advertised the lipoid virtues of what he had heard called junkfood, presumably food for junkies, whom, living in Tangiers, he knew all about.

    1984, Anthony Burgess, Enderby's Dark Lady
nounlipoid (plural lipoids)

plural lipoids

  1. A lipid or other substance resembling fat

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
lipidlipide
Broader
macromoleculesupermolecule
Also see
lipid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From lip- + -oid.

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Translations

Finnish lipoidi
  • lipoidiA lipid
Italian lipoide
  • lipoideA lipid

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

piloidolpiid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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