lip‧id /ˈlɪpəd, ˈlɪpɪd/
noun [countable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Language: French;
Origin: lipide, from Greek lipos 'fat']
technical one of several types of
fatty substances in living things, such as fat, oil, or
wax [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲