noun
- Plural of lipoid; substances that resemble fats or lipids in chemical structure or physical properties, though not necessarily true lipids.
Usage: chiefly technical/scientific; used in biochemistry and medicine
Examples
- The researcher analyzed various lipoids extracted from the cell membrane.
- Lipoids accumulate in certain genetic disorders affecting lipid metabolism.
- The laboratory identified several lipoids in the tissue sample.
- Lipoids play a role in the structure of myelin sheaths in nerve cells.