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Lipid vs Precell - What's the difference?

lipid | precell |

As nouns the difference between lipid and precell

is that lipid is lipid while precell is (biochemistry) a hypothetical lipid-based structure that might have confined rna in ancient times.

lipid

English

(wikipedia lipid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body. They are, however, soluble in nonpolar organic solvents.

    • Derived terms

    * biolipid * geolipid * nonlipid

    precell

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A hypothetical lipid-based structure that might have confined RNA in ancient times.