lipids

Cultural  

1. A group of organic molecules (see also organic molecule) that includes fats, oils, and waxes. Lipids do not dissolve in water. In animals, including humans, lipids store energy and form parts of cell structures, such as cell membranes.

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Example Sentences

Lipids with more unsaturated bonds make membranes less tightly packed, which appears to encourage fusion.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Lipids are molecules that play important roles in our bodies, such as storing energy and transmitting information between cells.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2024

In addition to the 23andMe database, the researchers "trained" CT-SLEB on data from the Global Lipids Genetics Consortium, the National Institutes of Health's All of Us research program, and UK Biobank.

From Science Daily • Sep. 25, 2023

Lipids serve in the breakdown of stored energy molecules, as signaling molecules, and as channels for protein transport.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Lipids are also the building blocks of many hormones and are an important constituent of the plasma membrane.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013