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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lipogenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
li-po-ge-n-e-sis
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From lipo- + -genesis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

lipogeneses (plural)

Derived Forms

neolipogenesis

Phrases

de novo lipogenesis

Frequently Paired Words

lipogenic

Questions

What does lipogenesis mean?
The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce
Where does lipogenesis come from?
From lipo- + -genesis.

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