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Broadly, the term lipid is encompasses fats (including saturated, monoglyceride, diglyceride and triglyceride), waxes, sterols, phospholipids in the membranes of cells and fat soluble vitamins. Lipid is a basic term representing a molecule that is fat soluble (vs. water soluble).
LIPIDS 101. â¢ Definition: A lipid is an organic molecule of biological origin that is insoluble in water and. soluble in non-polar solvents. â¢ Properties: Lipids are hydrophobic (water fearing) also considered lipophilic (fat loving) due to their large non-polar regions. â¢ Categories: There are eight categories of lipids, but we are only responsible for the following seven categories in the Chemistry 14C course: 1. Fatty acid: Definition: carboxylic acid with long un-branched hydrocarbon chain Fatty acids have an even number of carbons (usually between 12 and 20 are most common) Two types: