lipoid

English

Etymology

lip- +‎ -oid

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪpɔɪd/

Adjective

lipoid

1. Of pertaining to fat.
   • 1984, Anthony Burgess, Enderby's Dark Lady:

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

Noun

lipoid (plural lipoids)

1. A lipid or other substance resembling fat

Derived terms

• lipoidemia

Translations

A lipid

• Finnish: lipoidi
• Galician: lipoide (gl) m
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• Italian: lipoide m