lipid

See also: Lipid and lípid

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French lipide, coined 1923 by Gabriel Bertrand from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lípos, “animal fat”) + French -ide.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪpɪd/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪpɪd

Noun

lipid (plural lipids)

  1. (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.

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Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪpɪt]

Noun

lipid m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • lipid in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • lipid in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

lipid n (singular definite lipidet, plural indefinite lipider)

  1. (organic chemistry) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Declension
Declension of lipid
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) lipidet lipider lipiderne
genitive lipids lipidets lipiders lipidernes

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English, from French lipide.

Noun

lipid f (genitive singular lipide, nominative plural lipidí)

  1. (organic chemistry) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Declension
Declension of lipid

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) lipidí
Vocative a Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) a lipidí
Genitive lipide lipidí
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) lipidí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) na lipidí
Genitive na lipide na lipidí
Dative leis an Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

don Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

 leis na lipidí

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Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lipid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “lipid”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

Swedish

Noun

lipid n

  1. (organic chemistry) lipid

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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