lipase

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French lipase.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪpeɪz/, /ˈlɪpeɪz/

Noun

lipase (plural lipases)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes which catalyses the hydrolysis of lipids.

Derived terms

• lipoprotein lipase

Translations

group of enzymes

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脂肪酶 (zhīfángméi)

• Czech: lipáza f
• Finnish: lipaasi (fi)
• French: lipase (fr) f
• German: Lipase f
• Italian: lipasi (it) f
• Maori: whākōkī ngako
• Polish: lipaza f
• Portuguese: lipase f
• Russian: липаза (ru) f (lipáza)
• Spanish: lipasa f
• Swedish: lipas (sv)
• Vietnamese: lipaza
• Welsh: lipas f

Anagrams

• epsila, espial, plaise

French

Noun

lipase f (plural lipases)

1. lipase

Further reading

• “lipase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Noun

lipase f (plural lipases)

1. (biochemistry) lipase (any enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of lipids)