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lipid

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

A fat, oil or wax-like molecule that doesn't dissolve in water and is used by living things for energy storage and building cell membranes.

"Cell membranes are built mainly from a double layer of lipid molecules."

Fats and oils are both lipids: the main difference between them is simply whether they're solid or liquid at room temperature.