anti-lipase
|an-ti-li-pase|
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/ˌæn.tiˈlaɪ.peɪz/
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/ˌæn.tɪˈlaɪ.peɪz/
against the fat-digesting enzyme
Etymology
'anti-lipase' originates from Greek 'anti-' meaning 'against' combined with 'lipase,' where 'lip-' comes from Greek 'lipos' meaning 'fat' and the enzyme-forming suffix '-ase' (coined in modern biochemical nomenclature) meaning 'enzyme'.
'anti-lipase' formed in modern scientific English by combining the prefix 'anti-' with the enzyme name 'lipase'; 'lipase' itself was created in 19th-century biochemical nomenclature from Greek 'lipos' ('fat') plus the suffix '-ase'.
Initially the parts meant 'against' (anti-) and 'fat' (lip-), with '-ase' indicating an enzyme; combined in modern usage the compound now specifically denotes an agent that opposes or inhibits the enzyme lipase.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a substance or agent (for example, an antibody or chemical inhibitor) that acts against lipase, reducing or blocking the enzyme's activity.
The research team tested an anti-lipase to evaluate its effect on dietary fat absorption.
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Adjective 1
describing something that counteracts or inhibits lipase (e.g., anti-lipase activity, anti-lipase drug).
They measured the anti-lipase activity of the compound in vitro.
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