lipolytic

adjective

li·​po·​lyt·​ic ¦līpə¦litik 

¦li-

: of, relating to, causing, or resulting from lipolysis

lipase is a lipolytic enzyme

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary lip- + -lytic

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Rhymes for lipolytic

• analytic
• anxiolytic
• astrocytic
• austenitic
• catalytic
• cytolytic
• dioritic
• diphtheritic
• dolomitic
• endophytic
• epiphytic
• glauconitic