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adipolytic

adipolytic adjective: that hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.

Adjective

adipolytic (not comparable)

  1. That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes

Origin of adipolytic

From adipo- + -lytic.

Questions about adipolytic

What does adipolytic mean?
Adipolytic means that hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.
What part of speech is adipolytic?
Adipolytic is an adjective.

Words near adipolytic in the dictionary

  1. adipokinic
  2. adipokinin
  3. adipokinins
  4. adipolin
  5. adipolysis
  6. adipolytic
  7. adipoma
  8. adipomas
  9. adipomata
  10. adipometer
  11. adipometers

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