What is "lipoid"

a. pertaining to fat n. A lipid or other substance resembling fat

n. an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) [syn: lipid, lipide]

Lipoid may refer to:

• Lipid, a fatlike substance
• Lipoid proteinosis, also known as Urbach–Wiethe disease
• Lipoid (Company), a chemical company