different between lipid vs acyltransferase

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French lipide, from Ancient Greek ?????? (lípos, “animal fat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?p?d/

Noun

lipid (plural lipids)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• pilid

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?l?p?t]

Noun

lipid m

1. (organic chemistry) lipid

Further reading

• lipid in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• lipid in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

lipid n (singular definite lipidet, plural indefinite lipider)

1. (organic chemistry) lipid

Declension

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English, from French lipide.

Noun

lipid f (genitive singular lipide, nominative plural lipidí)

1. (organic chemistry) lipid

Declension

Derived terms

• fosfailipid (“phospholipid”)

Further reading

• "lipid" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “lipid” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Swedish

Noun

lipid n

1. (organic chemistry) lipid

Declension

Derived terms

• fosfolipid (“phospholipid”)

English

Etymology

From acyl +? transferase.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?as?l?t?ansf??e?z/, /?e?s??l?t???nzf??e?z/

Noun

acyltransferase (plural acyltransferases)

1. (biochemistry) Any of several transferase enzymes that catalyze the transfer of acyl groups between lipids.

Translations

See also

• acetyltransferase