triglyceride vs lipid
lipid vs triglyceridetriglyceride and lipid both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| triglyceride | Yes | No | No | No |
| lipid | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
lipid is a hypernym of
triglyceride; that is, lipid is a
word with a broader meaning than triglyceride:
- 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
- lipid: an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
| triglyceride (noun) | lipid (noun) |
|---|---|
| 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 | an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) |
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