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lipopexia
[ lip-uh-pek-see-uh, lahy-puh- ]
/ ˌlɪp əˈpɛk si ə, ˌlaɪ pə- /
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noun Biochemistry.
the storage of fat in the body.
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Also called adipopexia, adipopexis.
OTHER WORDS FROM lipopexia
lip·o·pec·tic [lip-uh-pek-tik, lahy-puh-], /ˌlɪp əˈpɛk tɪk, ˌlaɪ pə-/, adjectiveWords nearby lipopexia
lipography, lipoic acid, lipoid, lipolysis, lipoma, lipopexia, lipophilic, lipoplast, lipopolysaccaride, lipopolysaccharide, lipoprotein
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