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Term : lipid


Coined : in  1923 by G. Bertrand from Anc Greek  λίπος/lipos
(=fat, grease) from verb λείβω/livo (=grease)


Definition : organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents which involve fats , oils, waxes, sterols cholesterol and triglycerides. Lipids are essential structural component of living cells, helping to energy storage and to cell signalling.  


Runon derivatives :

lipase, lipectomy, lipedema, lipemia,. lipidemia, lipidosis, lipoarthritis, lipoatrophy, lipoblast, lipochondroma, lipochrome, lipocyte, lipodystrophia, lipodystrophy, lipofibroma, lipofuscin, lipogenesis, lipogranuloma, lipoidosis, lipolysis, lipoma, lipomatosis, lipomeningocele, lipomyoma, lipomyxoma, lipopenia, lipophage, lipophilia, lipoprotein, liposarcoma, lipotropic,

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