How to Use lipid in a Sentence

lipid

noun
  • The cholesterol and fats in your body are called lipids.
    — Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Some pollen have spikes, and many are coated in lipids that act like glue.
    — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, 6 June 2019
  • Shea butter is a lipid that's produced from the nuts of the shea tree.
    — Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Up to 60% of the human brain is made up of lipids, or fats.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
  • That’s right, fat, or more precisely in this case, a unique lipid.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2020
  • The lipids used to make fats and the cell membrane are built up two carbons at a time.
    — ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Harsh soaps can rob your skin of proteins and lipids (fats) and leave residue behind.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
  • Otherwise, those lipids are sealed.
    — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Apple juice has been linked to lower blood lipids that affect heart health.
    — Colleen Murphy, Health, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Proteins and lipids and organic clots of fish scales.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • First, the lipids form tubes, and then those tubes break apart into little vesicles.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
  • They can be taken with other, more powerful drugs if lipids stay high.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The code is protected by a lipid coating, like a fat bubble.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The code is protected by a lipid coating, like a fat bubble.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
  • High levels of lipids and cholesterol in the blood are risk factors for heart disease.
    — Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 24 May 2024
  • The code is protected by lipid coating, like a fat bubble.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This rich cream is packed with heavy-hitting hydrators like hyaluronic acid and lipids.
    — Deanna Pai, Women's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Ceramides are a group of waxy lipids (fats) that play an important role in skin structure.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • The lipids with attached omega fatty acids were the most decreased in the Alzheimer's group.
    — Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • IC7Fc sharply lowered blood lipid levels, far more than statins did.
    — New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
  • This lipid was created by adding a group of compounds commonly found in olive oil.
    — Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2025
  • The cells of the virus itself are wrapped in a protective layer or fat known as a lipid layer.
    — oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2020
  • When your body stores up energy, cellular stores of lipids swell; when your body burns fat, the cells shrink.
    — Max G. Levy, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • 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 outer layer of our skin contains lipids — that is, fats that bind skin cells together.
    — Crystal Martin, New York Times, 29 June 2016
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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