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Lipidoid

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lipidnoun(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.
lipophilenoun(chemistry) Any lipophilic substance.
lipidenounArchaic form of lipid. [(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.]
hydroxylipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of a lipid
phytolipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any lipid present in plants
glycerolipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any lipid based on glycerol
lipopolymernoun(organic chemistry) Any polymer containing lipid (fatty acid or steroid) moieties.
aminolipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any lipid that has an amino group
phospholipoidnounA phospholipid or similar compound.
mycolipidnoun(biochemistry) Any lipid that has at least one mycolic acid as a fatty acid component
etherlipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any lipid in which one or more long-chain entities are attached to the glycerol by an ether rather than an ester linkage
oxylipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any lipid derived from an oxylipin rather than a normal fatty acid
lysolipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any derivative of a lipid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
bromolipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any lipid (typically a lecithin) made from a brominated derivative of an unsaturated fatty acid (they have a tendency to form liquid crystals)
heterolipidnoun(organic chemistry) A phospholipid, or a lipid that contains a nitrogen atom
ceroidnounA polymeric pigmented material composed of oxidized lipids and protein.
bolalipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of tetraether lipids, found in Archaea bacteria, that confer stability to these bacteria by spanning the cytoplasmic membrane.
nitrolipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any lipid derived from a nitrofatty acid
chlorolipidnoun(biochemistry) Any of various long-chain aliphatic chlorides found in various simple organisms.
glyceroglycolipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any glycolipid formed from a glycerophospholipid

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