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lipoid vs triglyceride

triglyceride vs lipoid

lipoid and triglyceride both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lipoid Yes No No No
triglyceride Yes No No No
As nouns, triglyceride is a hyponym of lipoid; that is, triglyceride is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lipoid:
  • lipoid: an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
  • triglyceride: glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
Other hyponyms of lipoid include fat, oil, phospholipid, wax, cerebroside.
lipoid (noun) triglyceride (noun)
an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
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