Lipids are a group of organic compounds including fats, phospholipids, and steroids.
Lipids are a group of organic compounds that do not dissolve easily with water. Lipids include fats, oils, monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, phospholipids, hormones, vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E, and K), and steroids. Lipids functions by storing energy for organisms, as chemical messengers between cells, tissues, and organs, and they also function as structural parts of cell membranes.