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lipogenic

lipogenic adjective: relating to lipogenesis.

Adjective

lipogenic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to lipogenesis
    • As James Rosenzweig, director of the office of disease management at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, phrased it, using the technical terminology, weight gain on insulin therapy can result from the direct lipogenic effects of insulin on adipose tissue, independent of food intake.2007 October 28, “Eat, Drink and Be Wary”, in New York Times

Origin of lipogenic

From lipo- + -genic.

Words formed from lipogenic

Questions about lipogenic

What does lipogenic mean?
Lipogenic means relating to lipogenesis.
What part of speech is lipogenic?
Lipogenic is an adjective.

Words near lipogenic in the dictionary

  1. lipogenase
  2. lipogenases
  3. lipogeneses
  4. lipogenesis
  5. lipogenetic
  6. lipogenic
  7. lipogenous
  8. lipoglycan
  9. lipoglycans
  10. lipoglycoconjugate
  11. lipoglycoconjugates

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