Adipolysis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  adipolysis \ad`i*pol"y*sis\ ([a^]d`[i^]*p[o^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s), n.
     [NL.; L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. ly`sis a loosing.]
     (Physiol.)
     The digestion of fats.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]