lipo-

• lip-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Greek combining form, from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos, “animal fat”).

lipo-

1. (biology, medicine, usually) lipids: oils, cholesterols, fat/lard, tallow, and so on.
2. fat specifically, as:
   1. The form of lipid.
   2. Fat tissue or fat cells, which contain such lipids.

• lipid

• adipo-

From Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “to leave, be lacking”).

lipo-

1. lacking

• pilo-

From Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos, “animal fat”).

lipo-

1. lipo-

• -poli, poli, poli-

Derived from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos).

• IPA^(key): /li.pɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ipɔ
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lipo-

1. lipo-

   ‎lipo- + ‎proteina → ‎lipoproteina

• lipo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

lipo-

1. lipo-

• “lipo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024