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lipo-

lipo- prefix: lipids: oils, cholesterols, fat/lard, tallow, and so on.

Prefix (1)

lipo-

  1. (usually) lipids: oils, cholesterols, fat/lard, tallow, and so on.
  2. The form of lipid.
  3. Fat tissue or fat cells, which contain such lipids.

Prefix (2)

lipo-

  1. lacking

Forms of lipo-

alternative formlip-

Origin of lipo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Greek combining form, from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos, “animal fat”).

From Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “to leave, be lacking”).

Words formed from lipo-

Questions about lipo-

What does lipo- mean?
Lipo- means lipids: oils, cholesterols, fat/lard, tallow, and so on.
What part of speech is lipo-?
Lipo- is a prefix.

Words near lipo- in the dictionary

  1. Lipmans
  2. Lipner
  3. Lipnița
  4. Lipno
  5. lipo
  6. lipo-
  7. lipo-chitooligosaccharide
  8. lipo-oligosaccharide
  9. lipoadenoma
  10. lipoadenomas
  11. lipoaffinity

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