Oil vs. Lipid

Oilnoun

Liquid fat.

Oilnoun

Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.

Oilnoun

An oil painting.

Oilverb

(transitive) To lubricate with oil.

Oilverb

(transitive) To grease with oil for cooking.

Oilnoun

Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, more viscous than and not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol.

Oilverb

To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.

Oilnoun

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

Oilnoun

oil paint used by an artist

Oilnoun

any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants

Oilverb

cover with oil, as if by rubbing;

Oilverb

administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

Oilnoun

a viscous liquid derived from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel or lubricant.

Oilnoun

petroleum

Oilnoun

any of various viscous liquids which are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents and are obtained from animals or plants

Oilnoun

a liquid preparation used on the hair or skin as a cosmetic

Oilnoun

any of a group of natural esters of glycerol and various fatty acids, which are liquid at room temperature.

Oilnoun

oil paint

Oilnoun

an oil painting

Oilnoun

information or facts

Oilverb

lubricate, coat, or impregnate with oil

Oilverb

supply with oil as fuel

Oil

An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is a viscous liquid at ambient temperatures and is both hydrophobic (does not mix with water, literally ) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils, literally ). Oils have a high carbon and hydrogen content and are usually flammable and surface active.

Lipidnoun

(organic compound) any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body. They are, however, soluble in nonpolar organic solvents

Lipidnoun

Any of a variety of oily or greasy organic compounds found as major structural components of living cells; they are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents such as alcohol and ether, and include the common fats, cholesterol and other steroids, phospholipids, sphingolipids, waxes, and fatty acids; some of the lipids, together with proteins and carbohydrates, form an essential structural component of living cells, as in the cell walls and membranes. The term lipid refers to its solubility in nonpolar solvents, and has no significance with regard to chemical structure.

Lipidnoun

an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)

Lipidnoun

any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. They include many natural oils, waxes, and steroids.

Lipid

In biology and biochemistry, a lipid is a micro biomolecule that is soluble in nonpolar solvents. Non-polar solvents are typically hydrocarbons used to dissolve other naturally occurring hydrocarbon lipid molecules that do not (or do not easily) dissolve in water, including fatty acids, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E, and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, and phospholipids.