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lipase

/ˈlaɪpeɪz/

lipase noun: any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of lipids.

Noun

lipase (countable and uncountable, plural lipases)

  1. Any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of lipids.

lipase meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

lipase in Tamil

கொழுமியச்சிதைப்பி, கொழுப்புச் செரிமானம் செய்யும் நொதிநீர், லைபேஸ், இலிப்பேசு, கொழுப்புப்பிரிநொதி, இலைப்பேசு

lipase in Vietnamese

group of enzymes
lipaza

Forms of lipase

plurallipases

Origin of lipase

Borrowed from French lipase. By surface analysis, lipo- + -ase

Words formed from lipase

Questions about lipase

What does lipase mean?
Lipase means any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of lipids.
What is lipase in Tamil?
Lipase in Tamil is கொழுமியச்சிதைப்பி, கொழுப்புச் செரிமானம் செய்யும் நொதிநீர், லைபேஸ். See Lipase meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lipase?
Lipase is a noun.
How do you pronounce lipase?
Lipase is pronounced /ˈlaɪpeɪz/.
What is the plural of lipase?
The plural of lipase is lipases.

Words near lipase in the dictionary

  1. liparoceles
  2. liparoceratid
  3. liparoceratids
  4. Liparoo
  5. lipas
  6. lipase
  7. lipases
  8. Lipata
  9. Lipay
  10. lipbalm
  11. lipbalms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lipase (page history and authors); lipase (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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