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li·pol·y·sis
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lɪˈpɒl
ə
sɪs, laɪ-
/
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noun
Chemistry
.
the hydrolysis of fats into fatty acids and glycerol, as by lipase.
Origin:
1900–05;
<
Neo-Latin;
see
lipo-
1
,
-lysis
Related forms
lip·o·lit·ic
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əˈlɪt
ɪk
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ˌlaɪ
pə-
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lip-
uh
-
lit
-ik
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lahy-p
uh
-
]
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,
adjective
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lipolysis
(lɪˈpɒlɪsɪs)
—
n
chem
the hydrolysis of fats resulting in the production of carboxylic acids and glycerol
lipolytic
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Medical Dictionary
lipolysis
li·pol·y·sis (lĭ-pŏl'ĭ-sĭs, lī-)
n.
pl
li·pol·y·ses
(-sēz')
The hydrolysis of lipids.
lip'o·lyt'ic
(lĭp'ə-lĭt'ĭk, lī'pə-)
adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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