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lipoxygenate

lipoxygenate verb: to oxidize fat (especially polyunsaturated fats).

Verb

lipoxygenate (third-person singular simple present lipoxygenates, present participle lipoxygenating, simple past and past participle lipoxygenated)

  1. To oxidize fat (especially polyunsaturated fats)

Forms of lipoxygenate

third-person singular presentlipoxygenates
present participlelipoxygenating
past participlelipoxygenated
pastlipoxygenated

Origin of lipoxygenate

From lipo- (“lipid(s), fat(s)”) + oxygenate (“(chemistry) to add oxygen to”, verb).

Questions about lipoxygenate

What does lipoxygenate mean?
Lipoxygenate means to oxidize fat (especially polyunsaturated fats).
What part of speech is lipoxygenate?
Lipoxygenate is a verb.
What is the past tense of lipoxygenate?
The past tense of lipoxygenate is lipoxygenated.

Words near lipoxygenate in the dictionary

  1. lipoxidative
  2. lipoxin
  3. lipoxins
  4. lipoxygenase
  5. lipoxygenases
  6. lipoxygenate
  7. lipoxygenated
  8. lipoxygenation
  9. lipoxygenations
  10. lipoyl
  11. lipoylated

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