lipase

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/ˈlaɪpeɪz//ˈlɪpeɪz/

noun

Any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of lipids.

OriginFrench lipase →
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Meanings

nounlipase (countable and uncountable, plural lipases)

plural lipases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAny of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of lipids.

Origin

  1. Frenchlipase
  2. Englishlipase

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 脂肪酶
  • 脂肪酶 (zhīfángméi)group of enzymes
Czech lipáza
  • lipázagroup of enzymes
Finnish lipaasi
  • lipaasigroup of enzymes
French lipase
  • lipasegroup of enzymes
German Lipase
  • Lipasegroup of enzymes
Italian lipasi
  • lipasigroup of enzymes
Japanese リパーゼ
  • リパーゼ (ripāze)group of enzymes
Māori whākōkī ngako
  • whākōkī ngakogroup of enzymes
Polish lipaza
  • lipazagroup of enzymes
Portuguese lipase
  • lipasegroup of enzymes
Russian липаза
  • липаза (lipáza)group of enzymes
Spanish lipasa
  • lipasagroup of enzymes
Swedish lipas
  • lipasgroup of enzymes
Vietnamese lipaza
  • lipazagroup of enzymes
Welsh lipas
  • lipasgroup of enzymes

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

lipase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipase

MLA

“lipase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lipase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipase.

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