Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lipophagy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lipophagy
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The physical or chemical breakdown of fat droplets within a cell.

Uncountable

Etymology

From lipo- + -phagy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: lipo
Suffix: phagy

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

autolipophagy

Frequently Paired Words

lipophagic

Questions

What does lipophagy mean?: The physical or chemical breakdown of fat droplets within a cell.
Where does lipophagy come from?: From lipo- + -phagy.

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