Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The hydrolysis of lipids.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The cleavage of fats into fatty acids and glycerin.
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- noun organic chemistry The
hydrolysis oflipids - noun biochemistry The reverse of
lipogenesis in which storedfat is broken down
Etymologies
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Examples
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Yohimbine HCL, on the other hand, burns fat by initiating a process called lipolysis, which is the body's natural function for burning fat.
EzineArticles 2010
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As mentioned earlier, these visceral adipocytes already have high rates of lipolysis, which is bad enough.
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Travis Saunders none@example.com 2010
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The researchers found that during the process of burning fat, known as lipolysis, fat cells use sensory nerves to feed information to the brain.
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C. Kay Song and Tim Bartness of Georgia State, along with Gary J. Schwartz of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, found that during the process of burning fat - called lipolysis
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Aesthetics is spa-speak for cosmetic treatments from botox to noninvasive face lifts, dermabrasion and lipolysis (a new, less invasive form of liposuction).
Asia's Top Spas Nellie S. Huang 2010
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The treatment goes under a number of names including mesotherapy, lipozap, lipotherapy and injection lipolysis, according to the FDA.
FDA Warns Spas About Fat-Reducing Drugs Tess Stynes 2010
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Lipodissolve, sometimes called medical lipolysis, has been touted for a number of years as a nonsurgical alternative to liposuction.
FDA Warns Spas About Fat-Reducing Drugs Tess Stynes 2010
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The treatment goes under a number of names including mesotherapy, lipozap, lipotherapy and injection lipolysis, according to the FDA.
FDA Warns Spas About Fat-Reducing Drugs Tess Stynes 2010
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Seasonal changes in lipotenesis and lipolysis in isolated adipocytes from Svalbard and Norwegian reindeer.
Climate change and reindeer nomadism in Finnmark, Norway 2010
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Lipodissolve, sometimes called medical lipolysis, has been touted for a number of years as a nonsurgical alternative to liposuction.
FDA Warns Spas About Fat-Reducing Drugs Tess Stynes 2010
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