Meanings
nounadipolysis (uncountable)
- uncountableanatomyThe process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.
Origin
Translations
Finnish adipolyysi
- adipolyysiprocess
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with adipolysis
hydrolysiselectrolysisproteolysispyrolysisglycolysishemolysisrhabdomyolysisautolysisosteolysiscytolysisglycogenolysisacantholysisacetolysisachromatolysisacidolysisalcoholysisangiolysisbacteriolysiscardiolysischemolysischromatolysiscollagenolysisenterolysiserythrolysis
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
adipolysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipolysis
MLA
“adipolysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipolysis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adipolysis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipolysis.
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