Definitions

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  • noun Used attributively to describe a lipid bilayer

Etymologies

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bi- +‎ lipid

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Examples

  • a liposome, which is called a bilipid membrane, that forms a hollow vesicle ....

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  • a liposome, which is called a bilipid membrane, that forms a hollow vesicle ....

    ScreenTalk 2009

  • a liposome, which is called a bilipid membrane, that forms a hollow vesicle ....

    ScreenTalk 2009

  • a liposome, which is called a bilipid membrane, that forms a hollow vesicle ....

    ScreenTalk 2009

  • a liposome, which is called a bilipid membrane, that forms a hollow vesicle ....

    ScreenTalk 2009

  • a liposome, which is called a bilipid membrane, that forms a hollow vesicle ....

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  • If cholesterol, a lipid, is dissolved in water, it forms bilipid membranes that close to form hollow spheres called liposomes.

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  • Now if you look at the structure of this bilipid membrane, it's virtually identical to the bilipid membrane in your cells.

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  • Now if you look at the structure of this bilipid membrane, it's virtually identical to the bilipid membrane in your cells.

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  • Now if you look at the structure of this bilipid membrane, it's virtually identical to the bilipid membrane in your cells.

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