Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lipointoxicate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: li-pointox-i-cate
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To disturb the biochemistry of a cell by the accumulation of saturated phospholipids.

Example Sentences

"Overall, these data suggest that bronchial epithelial cells are lipointoxicated by hypoxia-related Palmitate accumulation in CF patients."
"A particularly preferred compound according to the invention is mannide monooleate, the inventors of which have shown, using mammalian pancreatic β-cells lipointoxicated by saturated fatty acids, that it is advantageously able to increase insulin secretion in subjects suffering from lipointoxication and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus by promoting in said subjects the maturation of proinsulin to insulin."
"Lipointoxicated bronchial epithelial cells display aberrant, highly ordered, internal membranes."

Etymology

From lipo- + intoxicate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: lipo

Inflected Forms

lipointoxicates (present, singular) lipointoxicating (participle, present) lipointoxicated (participle, past) lipointoxicated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

lipointoxication

Questions

What does lipointoxicate mean?: To disturb the biochemistry of a cell by the accumulation of saturated phospholipids.
Where does lipointoxicate come from?: From lipo- + intoxicate.

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