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Noun: lipid  li-pid
  1. An oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
    - lipide, lipoid

Derived forms: lipids

Type of: macromolecule, supermolecule

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