lipo-
English
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editEtymology 1
editFrom international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Greek combining form, from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lípos, “animal fat”).
Prefix
editlipo-
- (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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editEtymology 2
editFrom Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “to leave, be lacking”).
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editItalian
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lípos, “animal fat”).
Prefix
editlipo-
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editPolish
editEtymology
editDerived from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lípos).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /li.pɔ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ipɔ
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Prefix
editlipo-
- lipo-
- lipo- + proteina → lipoproteina
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editFurther reading
edit- lipo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
editPrefix
editlipo-
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editFurther reading
edit- “lipo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leyp-
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- Rhymes:Polish/ipɔ
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