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lipoid

American  
[lip-oid, lahy-poid] / ˈlɪp ɔɪd, ˈlaɪ pɔɪd /

adjective

  1. Also lipoidal. fatty; resembling fat.


noun

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

  2. lipid.

lipoid British  
/ ˈlɪpɔɪd, ˈlaɪ- /

adjective

  1. resembling fat; fatty

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a fatlike substance, such as wax

  2. biochem a former name for lipid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of lipoid

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

Example Sentences

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Callahan was among doctors who have described the illness as lipoid pneumonia.

From Seattle Times Oct. 25, 2019

The illnesses could include lipoid pneumonia and could result in severe lung injury and a very serious condition known as acute respiratory distress syndrome.

From Washington Post Sep. 6, 2019

Some patients are suffering from another condition known as lipoid pneumonia, doctors said.

From New York Times Aug. 31, 2019

Following this theory, he devised a solution which when applied to the dentine did not deaden the nerve as in the case of novocain but contracted the lipoid away from the sensitive nerve.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

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