| id | GO:0016042 Detailed information
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| name | lipid catabolic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| alt_id | GO:0006724
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| 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]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| synonym | "lipid breakdown" EXACT []
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| synonym | "lipid catabolism" EXACT []
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| synonym | "lipid degradation" EXACT []
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| synonym | "lipolysis" EXACT []
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| xref | Wikipedia:Lipid_catabolism
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| is_a | GO:0006629 ! lipid metabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0009056 ! catabolic process
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