| | | ETYMOLOGY | |
| fats | चर्भी , वसा , वपा | | |
| lipids | | | |
| lipoprotein | – | | |
| oil | तेल | | |
| phospholipids | – | | |
| chylomicrons | – | | |
| sphingolipids | – | | |
| steroids | – | | |
| triacylglycerol | – | | |
| Palmitic | | palma, which refers to the palm tree | |
| oleic | | oleic is derived from oleum, the Latin word for oil | |
| stearic | | stearic comes from stear, which is the Greek word for tallow (animal fat) | |
| cerebroside | | cerebro- referring to the brain | |
| glycosides | | | |
| gangliosides | | Ganglio- is derived from the Greek word ganglion, meaning knot or swelling | |
| wax | | | |
| sphingosides | | Sphinx, a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head | |
| myelin | | Myelin comes from the Greek word myelos, meaning marrow or spinal cord | |
| linoleic | | Linoleic is derived from linoleum, and it has its roots in the Latin words linum (flax) and oleum (oil) | |
| lecithin | | The term lecithin comes from the Greek word lekithos, meaning egg yolk | |
| choline | | The word choline is derived from the Greek word cholē, meaning bile | |
| serine | | Serine is named after the silk protein sericin, | |
| carotenoids | | Carotenoid is derived from the Latin word carota, meaning carrot. | |
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