Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Adipolytic

Adipolytic , adjective

[Latin adeps, adipis, fat + Greek {not transcribed} to loose.]

(Chemistry) Hydrolyzing fats; converting neutral fats into glycerin and free fatty acids, esp. by the action of an enzyme; as, adipolytic action. Contrast saponify, to hydrolyze fat by the action of an alkali.