LIPOLYSIS

Etymology

Noun

lipolysis (plural lipolyses)

(organic chemistry) The hydrolysis of lipids.

(biochemistry) The reverse of lipogenesis in which stored fat is broken down.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 March 2025

CLOG

(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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