lipid catabolic process
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0016042
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 ]
Synonyms: lipid degradation, lipolysis, lipid breakdown, lipid catabolism
Term info
GO:0006724, GO:0044240
multicellular organismal lipid catabolic process, multicellular organism lipid catabolic process
biological_process
GO:0016042