lipasa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French lipase, equivalent to lipo- +‎ -asa.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liˈpasa/ [liˈpa.sa]
Rhymes: -asa
Syllabification: li‧pa‧sa

Noun

lipasa f (plural lipasas)

(biochemistry) lipase

Derived terms

colipasa
fosfolipasa
lipoproteinlipasa
pancrelipasa

References

“lipasa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Further reading

“lipasa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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