lipolysis

lipolysis
a) The hydrolysis of lipids
b) The reverse of lipogenesis in which stored fat is broken down

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  • lipolysis — [li päl′ə sis, līpäl′ə sis] n. [ModL: see LIPO & LYSIS] the decomposition of fat, as during digestion …   English World dictionary

  • lipolysis — lipolizė statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Organizmo riebalų atsargų skaidymas į glicerolį ir riebalų rūgštis. atitikmenys: angl. lipolys; lipolysis rus. липолиз …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • lipolysis — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1903 the hydrolysis of fat • lipolytic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lipolysis — n. [Gr. lipos, fat; lysis, loosen] Decomposition of fat by lipase; lipolytic adj …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • lipolysis — lipolitic /lip euh lit ik, luy peuh /, adj. /li pol euh sis, luy /, n. Chem. the hydrolysis of fats into fatty acids and glycerol, as by lipase. [1900 05; < NL; see LIPO 1, LYSIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • lipolysis — The splitting up (hydrolysis), or chemical decomposition, of fat. SYN: lipoclasis, lipodieresis. [lipo + G. lysis, dissolution] * * * li·pol·y·sis li päl ə səs, lī n, pl y·ses .sēz the hydrolysis of fat li·po·lyt·ic …   Medical dictionary

  • lipolysis — n. dissolution of fat (Chemistry) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lipolysis — [lɪ pɒlɪsɪs] noun Physiology the breakdown of lipids by hydrolysis. Derivatives lipolytic adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • lipolysis — li·pol·y·sis …   English syllables

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