lipotropic

[ lip-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik, lahy-puh- ]

adjectiveChemistry, Biochemistry.
  1. having an affinity for lipids and thus preventing or correcting excess accumulation of fat in the liver.

Origin of lipotropic

1
First recorded in1930–35; lipo-1 + -tropic

Other words from lipotropic

  • li·pot·ro·pism [li-po-truh-piz-uhm, lahy-], /lɪˈpɒ trəˌpɪz əm, laɪ-/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for lipotropic

lipotropic

/ (ˌlɪpəʊˈtrɒpɪk) /


adjective
  1. biochem (of a substance) increasing the utilization of fat by the tissues

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