English
lipidation
From lipid + -ation.
A compound of lipid + -ation
Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’
Proto-Hellenic *lípos ‘fat’
Ancient Greek λῐ́πος ‘animal fat’
French lipide
English lipid
Today it means
noun modification (especially of a protein) by association with a lipid
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lipidation