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liparis liparis
  • n  small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish
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liparis loeselii
  • n  small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers
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lipase
  • n  an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream
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lipchitz
  • n  United States sculptor (born in Lithuania) who pioneered cubist sculpture (1891-1973)
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lipectomy
  • n  plastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissue
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lipfern
  • n  any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semiarid temperate or tropical regions
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lipid
  • n  an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
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lipid-lowering medication
  • n  a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase
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