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This is simply differences in informal naming, and by no means reflects what is used in the scientific community. Although the words "oils", "fats", and "lipids" are all used to refer to fats, "oils" is usually used to refer to fats that are liquids at normal room temperature, while "fats" is usually used to refer to fats that are solids at normal room temperature. "Lipids" is used to refer to both liquid and solid fats, along with other related substances. The word "oil" is used for any substance that does not mix with water and has a greasy feel, such as petroleum (or crude oil) and heating oil, regardless of its chemical structure. Fats form a category of lipid, distinguished from other lipids by their chemical structure and physical properties. This category of molecules is important for many forms of life, serving both structural and metabolic functions. Hence fats can be used to encompass the solid part of all lipids.
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What is the difference between a lipid profile and a lipid panel?
no
Is cholesterol a type of nucleic acid?
It is a lipid.A steroid.The most common steroid in the world.
What type of lipid is used by the body to create hormones?
Cholesterol
Does cholesterol dissolve in water?
cholesterol is a lipid and hence hydrophobic, if it dissolved in water there would be no such thing as a cell membrane
Cholesterol is a lipid?
The answer to your question, is cholesterol a lipid is YES. The term lipids describes an entire class of fats and fat-like substances in the blood. Cholesterol is a type of lipid. Where blood is watery lipids can be identified by their waxy or oily consistency. Cholesterol is a fat-like substance with a waxy consistency that is produced in the livers of humans and other animals. Lipids are fats, when a food is high in cholesterol it simply means that the food is high in a waxy substance. This waxy substance is classified as a lipid. Having to much of this waxy substance in the body can have serious health problems including heart disease. All cholesterol is a type of lipid but not all lipids are a type of cholesterol.
What is the difference between a lipid profile and a lipid panel?
no
What kind of lipid is cholesterol?
It is a steroid lipid .
Is cholesterol a type of nucleic acid?
It is a lipid.A steroid.The most common steroid in the world.
Is cholesterol a carbohydrate or lipid?
It is a type of fat, a lipid.
Is Cholesterol carbohydrate protein or lipid?
It is a type of fat, a lipid.
Cholesterol is an example of what type of lipid?
Sterol is the type of lipid
What is the difference between a carbohydrate and a lipid?
cookies
What is a waxy lipid like substance that circulates in the blood?
cholesterol :)
What type of lipid is used by the body to create hormones?
Cholesterol
Does cholesterol dissolve in water?
cholesterol is a lipid and hence hydrophobic, if it dissolved in water there would be no such thing as a cell membrane
Many hormones are this type of lipid?
Cholesterol
Which is the most abundant animal lipid?
cholesterol
