lipoid

a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)

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

a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes

any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water

oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue

oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant

a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles

carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume

oil obtained from mustard seeds and used in making soap

edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant

oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints

oil from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus especially Hydnocarpus wightiana (Hydnocarpus laurifolia)

hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes

fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil

semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making

pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds

aromatic oil from American pennyroyal

used chiefly in liqueurs

pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics

oil from European pennyroyal having an odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps

viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action

a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier

a petroleum product used for fuel

any oil obtained from animal substances

any fat obtained from animals

oil distilled from camphor resin

a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs

a white wax extracted from ozokerite

a yellow-white fat from cocoa beans

fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lard

a preparation containing wax and used to polish and preserve the finish of floors

a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree

a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)

an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings

a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes

a distillate of petroleum (especially one used medicinally as a laxative or stool softener)

oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor

a hard wax obtained from lignite

a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers

nonvolatile animal or plant oil

a mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors

a thick oil comprised of linseed, tung, or soya oils which have been heated to over 300 C

an odoriferous yellow oil found in orange flowers and used in perfumery and as a flavoring

an oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or lubricants

a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

a wax obtained from the leaves of a plantain

a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol

partly refined paraffin wax

oil extracted from oil shale by heating

wax used on the bottom of skis

a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints

a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree

an oil from chaulmoogra trees; used in treatment of skin diseases and leprosy

a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs

a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal

from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings

a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale

a waxy substance obtained from plants (especially from the trunks of certain palms)

a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol

an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines