lipoid n : an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) [syn: lipid, lipide]

English

Etymology

Formed from Greek λίπος ‘fat’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /'lɪpɔɪd/

Adjective

lipoid

1. pertaining to fat

   • 1984: She advertised the lipoid virtues of what he had heard called junkfood, presumably food for junkies, whom, living in Tangiers, he knew all about. — Anthony Burgess, Enderby's Dark Lady