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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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, lipoid]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lipoid n 1: 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, lipoid]