Usually means: Breakdown of fats into energy.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. lipolysis: Merriam-Webster
  2. lipolysis: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. lipolysis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. lipolysis: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Lipolysis, lipolysis: Wordnik
  6. lipolysis: Wiktionary
  7. lipolysis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. lipolysis: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. lipolysis: Dictionary.com
  10. Lipolysis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. lipolysis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. lipolysis: Encyclopedia

Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. lipolysis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms (No longer online)
  6. lipolysis: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (lipolysis)

noun:  (organic chemistry) The hydrolysis of lipids.
noun:  (biochemistry) The reverse of lipogenesis in which stored fat is broken down.

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