lipo-
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English[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Greek combining form, from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lípos, “animal fat”).
Prefix[edit]
lipo-
- (biology, medicine, usually) lipids: oils, cholesterols, fat/lard, tallow, and so on.
- fat specifically, as:
- The form of lipid.
- Fat tissue or fat cells, which contain such lipids.
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Greek λείπω (leípo, “to leave, be lacking”).
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lipo-
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lípos, “animal fat”).
Prefix[edit]
lipo-
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Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lípos).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
lipo-
- lipo-
- lipo- + proteina → lipoproteina
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- lipo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish[edit]
Prefix[edit]
lipo-
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Further reading[edit]
- “lipo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:Polish/ipɔ
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