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Word entry · 5 letters

lipid

Best crossword clue

"Fatty molecule"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɪpɪd/Part of speech nounSorted diilpStarts with LEnds with D2 cluesCommon crossword word
1L2I3P4I5D

Definitions

  1. A fat-like molecule that does not dissolve well in water.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Without lipids your body eats your fat and then your muscles, and the brain is pure fat and the heart is a muscle. You become a feedback loop, and then you fall over.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Fatty molecule5 letters
02Fat molecule5 letters

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