different between lipid vs lipophilic

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

lipo- (“lipid”) +? -philic (“loving”)

Adjective

lipophilic (comparative more lipophilic, superlative most lipophilic)

1. Having the quality of dissolving in lipids
2. Typically have the quality of being composed of mostly nonpolar bonds

Antonyms

• hydrophilic

Derived terms

• lipophilicity
• nonlipophilic

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