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lip-

var. of lipo- 1 before a vowel: lipectomy, libase, lipemia.

lipo-

1
a combining form meaning “fat,” used in the formation of compound words: lipolysis.
Also, especially before a vowel, lip-.


Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk lípos fat
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lip-  
pref.  Variant of lipo-.
lipo- or lip-  
pref.  
  1. Fat; fatty; fatty tissue: lipolysis.

  2. Lipid: lipoprotein.


[From Greek lipos, fat; see leip- in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, from lipid.]
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lip- pref.
Variant of lipo-.

lipo- or lip-
pref.
Fat; fatty; fatty tissue: lipolysis.

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