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lipophagy

lipophagy noun: the physical or chemical breakdown of fat droplets within a cell.

Noun

lipophagy (uncountable)

  1. The physical or chemical breakdown of fat droplets within a cell.

Origin of lipophagy

From lipo- + -phagy.

Words formed from lipophagy

Questions about lipophagy

What does lipophagy mean?
Lipophagy means the physical or chemical breakdown of fat droplets within a cell.
What part of speech is lipophagy?
Lipophagy is a noun.

Words near lipophagy in the dictionary

  1. lipoperoxide
  2. lipoperoxides
  3. lipophage
  4. lipophages
  5. lipophagic
  6. lipophagy
  7. lipophile
  8. lipophiles
  9. lipophilia
  10. lipophilic
  11. lipophilicities

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