Lipidici

Lipidici is a term used primarily in Romance-language scientific literature as the plural form of lipidico, meaning lipid-related. In English, the corresponding adjectives are lipidic or lipophilic. The term is used to describe substances, properties, or processes that involve lipids, a broad class of biomolecules including fatty acids, triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids, and related compounds, as well as lipid-containing membranes and formulations.

In practical usage, lipidici may appear in discussions of lipidic solvents, lipidic phases in chromatography, or lipid-based drug delivery systems. For example, lipidic nanoparticles and other lipid-based formulations rely on lipophilic, amphiphilic, or lipidic properties to encapsulate and release active ingredients. In Italian and some other languages, phrases such as "sostanze lipidiche" or "solventi lipidici" illustrate how the descriptor is applied to materials active in biological or analytical contexts. The term is less common in English-language biochemistry, where lipidic or lipophilic is preferred; in that sense lipidici reflects cross-linguistic usage rather than a distinct scientific category.

See also lipids, lipophilicity, lipid bilayer, lipid-based drug delivery systems, fatty acids.