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lipophage

lipophage noun: a cell that absorbs or breaks down fats.

Noun

lipophage (plural lipophages)

  1. A cell that absorbs or breaks down fats.

Forms of lipophage

plurallipophages

Origin of lipophage

From lipo- + -phage.

Questions about lipophage

What does lipophage mean?
Lipophage means a cell that absorbs or breaks down fats.
What part of speech is lipophage?
Lipophage is a noun.
What is the plural of lipophage?
The plural of lipophage is lipophages.

Words near lipophage in the dictionary

  1. lipopeptoids
  2. lipoperoxidation
  3. lipoperoxidative
  4. lipoperoxide
  5. lipoperoxides
  6. lipophage
  7. lipophages
  8. lipophagic
  9. lipophagy
  10. lipophile
  11. lipophiles

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