Category:GO:0016042 ! lipid catabolic process

name: lipid catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
alt_id: GO:0006724
alt_id: GO:0044240
def: "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." [GOC:go_curators]
synonym: "lipid breakdown" EXACT []
synonym: "lipid catabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "lipid degradation" EXACT []
synonym: "lipolysis" EXACT []
synonym: "multicellular organism lipid catabolic process" NARROW []
synonym: "multicellular organismal lipid catabolic process" NARROW []
xref: Wikipedia:Lipid_catabolism
is_a: GO:0006629 ! lipid metabolic process
is_a: GO:1901575 ! organic substance catabolic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0016042</GOterm>
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