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LIPOTROPIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lipotropic mean?
• LIPOTROPIC (adjective)
The adjective LIPOTROPIC has 1 sense:
1. having an affinity for lipids
Familiarity information: LIPOTROPIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having an affinity for lipids
Synonyms:
lipophilic; lipotropic
Similar:
oleophilic (having a strong affinity for oils rather than water)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Context examples
It also acts as a lipotropic agent and prevents excess fat buildup in the liver.
(Methionine, NCI Thesaurus)
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