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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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