Definition of "lipolysis" [lipolysis]

• The hydrolysis of lipids. (noun)

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• "Yohimbine HCL, on the other hand, burns fat by initiating a process called lipolysis, which is the body's natural function for burning fat."
• "As mentioned earlier, these visceral adipocytes already have high rates of lipolysis, which is bad enough."
• "C. Kay Song and Tim Bartness of Georgia State, along with Gary J. Schwartz of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, found that during the process of burning fat - called lipolysis"