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lipid catabolic process
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0016042
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of lipids, compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent. [ ]
Term info
Label
lipid catabolic process
Synonyms
- lipid breakdown
- lipid catabolism
- lipid degradation
- lipolysis
has alternative id
GO:0006724, GO:0044240
has narrow synonym
multicellular organismal lipid catabolic process, multicellular organism lipid catabolic process
has obo namespace
biological_process
id
GO:0016042