Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antilipoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tilipoid
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance that destroys or degrades lipoids.

Example Sentences

"[…] its peculiar behavior toward the lipoids suggests strongly that it is a product of the toxic action of the causal parasite upon the lipoids of the body-cells and is in the nature of an antilipoid."
"Lipoids, which are autogenous in the circulation, when injected with hog serum, produce formation of antilipoids in the rabbit."

Etymology

From anti- + lipoid.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

antilipoids (plural)

Questions

What does antilipoid mean?: A substance that destroys or degrades lipoids.
Where does antilipoid come from?: From anti- + lipoid.

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