Etymology

lipase

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Today it means: Any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of lipids. Full definition →

French lipase
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  1. French · borrowed fromlipase
  2. English todaylipase

Borrowed from French lipase. By surface analysis, lipo- + -ase

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