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from The Century Dictionary.

  • See lipolytic.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Chem.) Hydrolyzing fats; converting neutral fats into glycerin and free fatty acids, esp. by the action of an enzyme. Contrast saponify, to hydrolyze fat by the action of an alkali.

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