#lipid__lipide__lipoid  any oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
  supertype:  #organic_compound__organiccompound  any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
  subtype:  #fat  a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"
     subtype:  #edible_fat  oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue
        subtype:  #cracklings  the crisp residue left after lard has been rendered
        subtype:  #lard  soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
        subtype:  #marbling  the intermixture of fat and lean in a cut of meat
        subtype:  #shortening.edible_fat  fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
        subtype:  #suet  hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton
        subtype:  #cooking_oil__cookingoil  any of numerous oils used in cooking
        subtype:  #drippings__dripping  fat that exudes from meat and drips off while it is being roasted or fried
        subtype:  #vegetable_oil__vegetableoil  any of a group of oils that are obtained from plants
           subtype:  #sweet_oil__sweetoil  mild vegetable oil when used as food; especially olive or edible rape oil
           subtype:  #canola_oil  vegetable oil made from rapeseed
           subtype:  #coconut_oil__coconutoil__copra_oil__copraoil  oil from coconuts
           subtype:  #corn_oil  oil from the germs of corn grains
           subtype:  #cottonseed_oil  edible oil pressed from cottonseeds
           subtype:  #olive_oil__oliveoil  oil from olives
           subtype:  #palm_oil  oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm
           subtype:  #peanut_oil__groundnut_oil__groundnutoil  a oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap; "groundnut oil" is British usage
           subtype:  #salad_oil__saladoil  any of several edible vegetable oils that can be used in salad dressings
           subtype:  #safflower_oil__saffloweroil  oil from seeds of the safflower plant
           subtype:  #sesame_oil  oil obtained from sesame seeds
           subtype:  #soybean_oil__soybeanoil__soyabean_oil  oil from soya beans
           subtype:  #sunflower_oil__sunfloweroil__sunflower-seed_oil  oil from sunflower seeds
           subtype:  #walnut_oil  oil from walnuts
           subtype:  #madia_oil__madiaoil  used as a substitute for olive oil
           subtype:  #drying_oil  an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base
     subtype:  #animal_fat  any fat obtained from animals; "animal fat is high in saturated fatty acids"
        subtype:  #bone_fat  fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling or steaming; used chiefly in candles and cheap soaps an in lubricating greases
        subtype:  #butterfat  the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made
     subtype:  #cocoa_butter__cocoabutter  a yellow-white fat from cocoa beans
     subtype:  #leaf_fat__leaf_lard  fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lard
     subtype:  #myelin__myeline  a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
     subtype:  #polyunsaturated_fat__polyunsaturatedfat  a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol
  subtype:  #triglyceride  glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
  subtype:  #oil  a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
     subtype:  #sassafras_oil__sassafrasoil  oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant
     subtype:  #calamus_oil  carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume
     subtype:  #rape_oil__rapeseed_oil__colza_oil  edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant
     subtype:  #safflower_oil.oil__saffloweroil  oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints
     subtype:  #hydnocarpus_oil  oil from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus especially Hydnocarpus wightiana (Hydnocarpus laurifolia)
     subtype:  #babassu_oil__babassuoil__babacu_oil  fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil
     subtype:  #cohune-nut_oil__cohune_oil__cohune_fat  semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making
     subtype:  #expressed_almond_oil__almond_oil__sweet_almond_oil  pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds
     subtype:  #hedeoma_oil__hedeomaoil__pennyroyal_oil  aromatic oil from American pennyroyal
     subtype:  #hyssop_oil  used chiefly in liqueurs
     subtype:  #spike_lavender_oil__spike_oil__spikeoil  pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics
     subtype:  #pennyroyal_oil  oil from European pennyroyal having a odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps
     subtype:  #croton_oil  viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action
     subtype:  #fuel_oil__heating_oil  a petroleum product used for fuel
        subtype:  #gas_oil__gasoil  an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity
     subtype:  #animal_oil  any oil obtained from animal substances
        subtype:  #drying_oil  an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base
        subtype:  #blubber  an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
        subtype:  #Dippel's_oil__bone_oil  dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol
        subtype:  #bone_oil  the liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacture
        subtype:  #cod-liver_oil__codliveroil__cod_liver_oil__codliveroil  an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D
           subtype:  #cod_oil__codoil  an inferior cod-liver oil that is used in leather manufacturing
        subtype:  #wool_fat__lanolin__wool_grease  a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
        subtype:  #fish_oil  oil obtained from fish
           subtype:  #tuna_oil  an oil obtained from tuna
        subtype:  #glyceride__acylglycerol  an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid"
           subtype:  #triglyceride  glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
        subtype:  #goose_grease__goosegrease  grease derived from geese
        subtype:  #halibut-liver_oil__halibutliveroil  a fatty oil from halibut livers that is used as a source of vitamin A
        subtype:  #lard_oil  oil consisting chiefly of olein that is expressed from lard and used especially as a lubricant, cutting oil or illuminant
        subtype:  #menhaden_oil  a fatty oil obtained from the menhaden fish and used in paint and ink and in treating leather
        subtype:  #neat's-foot_oil  a pale yellow oil made from the feet and legs of cattle; used as a dressing for leather
        subtype:  #oleo_oil  obtained from beef fat; used in making margarine and soap and in lubrication
        subtype:  #porpoise_oil  a yellow fatty oil obtained from porpoises and used as a fine lubricant
        subtype:  #dolphin_oil__dolphinoil  an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant
        subtype:  #salmon_oil  a fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon; used in making soap and dressing leather
        subtype:  #sardine_oil__sardineoil  oil obtained from sardines and used chiefly as a lubricant and in soap
        subtype:  #seal_oil  a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and as a lubricant
        subtype:  #shark_oil__shark-liver_oil  a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A
        subtype:  #sperm_oil  an animal oil found in the blubber of the sperm whale
        subtype:  #tallow  obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
           subtype:  #beef_tallow  tallow obtained from a bovine animal
           subtype:  #dubbin  tallow mixed with oil; used to make leather soft and waterproof
           subtype:  #mutton_tallow  tallow from the body of a mature sheep
        subtype:  #tallow_oil  an animal oil obtained by pressing tallow; used as a lubricant
        subtype:  #whale_oil__train_oil  a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant
        subtype:  #wool_oil  any oil used to oil wool before spinning
     subtype:  #camphor_oil  oil distilled from camphor resin
     subtype:  #grease__lubricating_oil  a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
        subtype:  #axle_grease  a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles
     subtype:  #essential_oil__essentialoil__volatile_oil  a volatile oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings
        subtype:  #ilang-ilang  oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree; used in perfumery
        subtype:  #bitter_almond_oil  pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal
        subtype:  #attar__athar  essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
           subtype:  #attar_of_roses__rose_oil  a volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam distillation
        subtype:  #clove_oil__oil_of_cloves  essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines
        subtype:  #costus_oil  a yellow volatile essential oil obtained from costusroot; used in perfumes
        subtype:  #eucalyptus_oil  an essential oil obtained from the leaves of eucalypts
        subtype:  #spirit_of_turpentine__turpentine__oil_of_turpentine__turps__turp  volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
        subtype:  #wormwood_oil__absinthe_oil  a dark bitter oil obtained obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors absinthe liqueurs
        subtype:  #linalool  a colorless fragrant liquid found in many essential oils
     subtype:  #mineral_oil  a distillate of petroleum (especially one used medicinally as a laxative or stool softener)
     subtype:  #motor_oil  oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor
     subtype:  #fixed_oil__fatty_oil__fattyoil  nonvolatile animal or plant oil
     subtype:  #fusel_oil  a mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors
     subtype:  #stand_oil__standoil  a thick oil comprised of linseed, tung, or soya oils which have been heated to over 300 C
     subtype:  #neroli_oil  an odoriferous yellow oil found in orange flowers and used in perfumery and as a flavoring
     subtype:  #tall_oil  an oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or lubricants
     subtype:  #petroleum__crude_oil__crudeoil__crude__coal_oil__rock_oil__fossil_oil  a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
     subtype:  #shale_oil__shaleoil  oil extracted from oil shale by heating
     subtype:  #linseed_oil__linseedoil__flaxseed_oil  a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints
     subtype:  #tung_oil__Chinese_wood_oil  a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree
     subtype:  #chaulmoogra_oil__chaulmoograoil  an oil from chaulmoogra trees; used in treatment of skin diseases and leprosy
  subtype:  #phospholipid  any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes
     subtype:  #lecithin  a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier
  subtype:  #wax  any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
     subtype:  #bayberry_wax__bayberry_tallow  a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles
     subtype:  #carnauba_wax__carnauba  hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
     subtype:  #candelilla_wax  a hard brown wax that occurs as a coating on candelilla shrubs
     subtype:  #ceresin  a white wax extracted from ozokerite
     subtype:  #floor_wax__floorwax  a preparation containing wax and used to polish and preserve the finish of floors
     subtype:  #gondang_wax__fig_wax  a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree
     subtype:  #Japan_wax__Japan_tallow  a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes
     subtype:  #montan_wax  a hard wax obtained from lignite
     subtype:  #pisang_wax  a wax obtained from the leaves of a plantain
     subtype:  #scale_wax__scalewax__paraffin_scale  partly refined paraffin wax
     subtype:  #ski_wax  wax used on the bottom of skis
     subtype:  #beeswax  a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs
        subtype:  #Ghedda_wax  wax from Indian and African bees
     subtype:  #cerumen__earwax  a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal
     subtype:  #paraffin_wax__paraffin  from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
     subtype:  #spermaceti  a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale
     subtype:  #vegetable_wax__vegetablewax  wax from plants; especially from the trunks of certain palms
     subtype:  #shellac_wax__shellacwax__lac_wax__lacwax  a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol

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