lipoid

American  

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

adjective

1. Also lipoidal. fatty; resembling fat.

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noun

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

2. lipid.

lipoid British  

/ ˈlɪpɔɪd, ˈlaɪ- /

adjective

1. resembling fat; fatty

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noun

1. a fatlike substance, such as wax

2. biochem a former name for lipid

Etymology

Origin of lipoid

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

Example Sentences

It is not an unfounded fear, with a risk of lipoid pneumonia from inhaling the diesel fumes emitted by their rusting oxygen compressors.

From BBC

Some reports suggested patients had “lipoid pneumonia,” with their lungs clogged and inflamed by fatty oils.

From Seattle Times

The largest analysis so far of lung tissue taken from ill vapers did not find evidence of lipoid pneumonia, which might have been caused by the oily chemicals in vapes.

From Nature

The scientists searched for evidence of lipoid pneumonia, a condition that arises when oil enters the lungs.

From Nature

Doctors studying lung tissue samples from people with vaping-related injuries have found that none of the cases had evidence of lipoid pneumonia, a rare diagnosis typically linked with people accidentally inhaling oils into their lungs.

From Reuters