Oily compound Crossword Clue

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Oily compound Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COMPOUND (verb)
1. make more intense, stronger, or more marked
2. put or add together
COMPOUND (noun)
1. (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
2. an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
COMPOUND (adjective)
1. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
2. composed of more than one part
OILY (adjective)
1. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
2. smeared or soiled with grease or oil

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