lipase

[ lahy-peys, lip-eys ]
/ ˈlaɪ peɪs, ˈlɪp eɪs /

noun Biochemistry.

any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.

Origin of lipase

First recorded in 1895–1900; lip- + -ase

Words nearby lipase

lip-synch, lipa, lipaemia, lipan, lipari islands, lipase, lipchitz, lipectomy, lipedema, lipedematous alopecia, lipemia

British Dictionary definitions for lipase

lipase
/ (ˈlaɪpeɪs, ˈlɪpeɪs) /

noun

any of a group of fat-digesting enzymes produced in the stomach, pancreas, and liver and also occurring widely in the seeds of plants

Word Origin for lipase

C19: from Greek lipos fat + -ase

Medical definitions for lipase

lipase
[ lĭp′ās′, lī′pās′ ]

n.

Any of a group of lipolytic enzymes that cleave a fatty acid residue from the glycerol residue in a neutral fat or a phospholipid.

Scientific definitions for lipase

lipase
[ lĭp′ās′, lī′pās′ ]

Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of fats, especially triglycerides and phospholipids, into glycerol and fatty acids.