Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lipoid

/ˈlɪpɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: lipoid
IPA: /ˈlɪpɔɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of pertaining to fat.

noun

A lipid or other substance resembling fat

Example Sentences

"She advertised the lipoid virtues of what he had heard called junkfood, presumably food for junkies, whom, living in Tangiers, he knew all about."

Etymology

From lip- + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: lip
Suffix: oid

Inflected Forms

lipoids (plural)

Derived Forms

antilipoid lipoidemia lipoidosis phospholipoid

Synonyms

lipid lipide

Questions

How do you pronounce lipoid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪpɔɪd/.
What does lipoid mean?: Of pertaining to fat.
Where does lipoid come from?: From lip- + -oid.

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