Lipoid
/ˈlɪpɔɪd/noun
A fatlike substance or one resembling fat in composition or behavior.
Did you know?Lipoid was coined in modern scientific usage from Greek lipos (“fat”), the same root behind lipid, so even chemistry keeps the old bodily language of “fat-like” forms alive.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
lípos / lípos
“fat, grease”
19th Century
German/Scientific Latin
lipoid
“fatlike; resembling fat”
Late 19th Century
English
lipoid
“a fatlike substance, especially in chemistry or biology”
Modern English
English
lipoid
“any substance resembling fat in physical or chemical properties”
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