lipoid

[ lip-oid, lahy-poid ]

adjective

1. Also lip·oidal. fatty; resembling fat.

noun

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

lipoid

/ ˈlɪpɔɪd; ˈlaɪ- /

adjective

1. resembling fat; fatty

noun

1. a fatlike substance, such as wax
2. biochem a former name for lipid

Word History and Origins

Origin of lipoid¹

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

Example Sentences

Vaping has also been linked to popcorn lung, lipoid pneumonia and collapsed lung.

From Salon

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