How to Use lipid in a Sentence

lipid

noun
Definition of lipidnext
  • Research shows that weight loss can improve lipid markers (fatty compounds), highlighting the importance of a well-balanced diet.
    — Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The measles virus is a piece of RNA coated with a lipid.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Shea butter is a lipid that's produced from the nuts of the shea tree.
    — Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Always a good idea to know where your blood lipids are at.
    — Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2017
  • Some pollen have spikes, and many are coated in lipids that act like glue.
    — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, 6 June 2019
  • That’s right, fat, or more precisely in this case, a unique lipid.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2020
  • By default, many of the lipid particles end up in the liver.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 13 June 2024
  • Fatty acids are fragments of lipids that make up the cell’s membranes.
    — Fabian Klenner, JSTOR Daily, 13 June 2024
  • Ceramides comprise nearly 50% of the lipids in the stratum corneum.
    — Lisa Desantis, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The lipid also shields the mRNA from enzymes in the blood once it has been injected.
    — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 16 Nov. 2020
  • High levels of lipids and cholesterol in the blood are risk factors for heart disease.
    — Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 24 May 2024
  • The bacteria on the skin breaks down those lipids in the oilier, thicker sweat to produce body odor.
    — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 21 June 2024
  • The tissue from the 45-year-old woman’s brain was stained with heavy metals, which bind to lipid membranes in cells.
    — Isabel Fraser, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The highly flared structures found in the new study belong to a class of lipids called plasmalogens.
    — Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
  • The cells of the virus itself are wrapped in a protective layer or fat known as a lipid layer.
    — oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2020
  • The creamy duo smooths down cuticles and reforms split ends with squalane — the very lipid that routine abuse strips away.
    — Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Bosak wants to find even clearer signs of ancient life: the tough lipid molecules that can form cell walls.
    — Byeric Hand, science.org, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Fish oils also help to improve the lipid profile, which can also reduce the risk of plaque buildup.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2022
  • The team on this study is not entirely sure why the fungus accepts the lipid bubbles to begin with.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Ancient lipids still cling to the ceramic sieves once used to strain liquid whey from the more solid milk curds.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2018
  • Those of you with eczema likely need to supplement skin with lipids to help keep the skin barrier strong.
    — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 16 Feb. 2018
  • These cores can be carried into a cell sheathed in a tiny lipid droplet or a harmless chimpanzee virus.
    — Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2021
  • Ceramides are a group of waxy lipids (fats) that play an important role in skin structure.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2024
  • But the alcohol has to be potent enough to disintegrate the lipid layer and kill the virus.
    — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2020
  • In a 2021 study, researchers found that ACV has the potential to reduce blood lipid profiles.
    — Dallas News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • On Earth, building blocks for life take the form of amino acids, lipids and certain essential metals.
    — Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 11 July 2016
  • Emollients are oils and lipids that relieve dry, itchy skin by filling in the gaps between the skin cells, sort of like the mortar between bricks.
    — Sarah Klein, SELF, 5 Jan. 2024
  • These lipids are the perfect size to fit within the vesicles of that ceramic fabric.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Sahay’s team is still puzzling out the best lipid nanoparticles to escort mRNA to the far reaches of the body.
    — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Like butter, the lipids that compose membranes become more rigid in cold conditions and more fluid in heat.
    — Elizabeth Landau, quantamagazine.org, 11 Oct. 2024

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