Definitions

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  • 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 of lipids
  • noun biochemistry The reverse of lipogenesis in which stored fat is broken down

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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

  • The researchers found that during the process of burning fat, known as lipolysis, fat cells use sensory nerves to feed information to the brain.

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2009

  • 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

    Science Blog - Science news straight from the source 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Seasonal changes in lipotenesis and lipolysis in isolated adipocytes from Svalbard and Norwegian reindeer.

    Climate change and reindeer nomadism in Finnmark, Norway 2010

  • 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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