Science glossary film: Lipids

Organic molecules that contain long carbon chains or rings and which tend to be insoluble in water, though soluble in organic solvents. Fats are a type of lipid, and many other important chemicals are also lipids, including fatty acids, steroids, natural waxes, and the molecules that make up cell membranes.

Fats are a type of lipid, and many other important chemicals are also lipids, including fatty acids, steroids, natural waxes, and the molecules that make up cell membranes.