What substances are Lipids soluble in?

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What substances are Lipids soluble in?

Answer 1

HI!!

  Lipids are hydrophobic substances(hydrophobic means hate for water)'i.e. they are insoluble in water n almost every thing which is insoluble in water is soluble in non-polar solvents.So, lipids are also soluble in non-polar solvents such as:benzene, ether etc.

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Answer 2

lipids in broad terms are fats n oils.if u see there structure carefully,they are hydrophobic (as the surface is hydrophobic).thus they are soluble in non polar solvents like ether n chloroform.for more details check out wiki answers

Answer 3

lipids are soluble in nonpolar substances such as other lipds and fats and things, but are insoluble in polar substances like water..thats why oily stuff floats n water.