Definitions for lipoids

lipoids lip·oid

Spelling: [lip-oid, lahy-poid]
IPA: /ˈlɪp ɔɪd, ˈlaɪ pɔɪd/

Lipoids is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 142 anagrams from letters in lipoids (diilops).

Definitions for lipoids

noun

  1. a fat or fatlike substance, as lecithin or wax.
  2. lipid.

adjective

  1. Also, lipoidal. fatty; resembling fat.

Origin of lipoids

First recorded in 1875-80; lip- + -oid

Examples for lipoids

The result was a condition almost exactly like pneumonia, called "lipoid pneumonia."

In refractory cases benefit has followed the subcutaneous injection of lipoid solution containing tin.

A lipoid suspension to release it slowly into the bloodstream and give the irritation time to subside.

Some writers, who object to the word "lipoid" as a group name, prefer to call these substances the "fat-like bodies."

In the cases of Aschoff and Koch no abnormality was noted except an almost constant increase in lipoid content.

The absence from the latter organs shows that the lipoid solubility does not obtain in the body.

Word Value for lipoids
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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