Plural of lipid
regular plural
The plural of lipid is lipids.
Forms of lipid
| Singular | lipid /ˈlɪpɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | lipids |
| Countable | countable |
Lipids 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.2009, Margaret Atwood, The Year of the Flood, Virago Press (2020), page 384
- The cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria contains magnesium ribonucleate and negligible amount of lipids.2008, Patil, Foundations In Microbiology, page 3-26. From the entry ribonucleate
- Sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol lipids have also been identified in phototrophic and a few other bacterial species.2001, Bertram Fraser-Reid, editor, Glycoscience, page 2085. From the entry sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol
- Afterwards, total lipids were quantified by the sulfophosphovanillin method, with olive oil (Indalo Clasico) diluted with absolute ethanol as standard.2015 October 1, “Compensatory Growth in Juveniles of Freshwater Redclaw Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus Reared at Three Different…. From the entry sulfophosphovanillin
- The third major class of lipids is sterols.1993, H. R. Petty, Molecular Biology of Membranes, Plenum Press, page 14. From the entry sterol
Meaning of lipid
- noun Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water.
Questions about the plural of lipid
- What is the plural of lipid?
- The plural of lipid is lipids.
- Is lipid countable?
- Lipid is a countable noun.
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