lipotropic

1. 1.

   having an affinity for lipids

   Synonymslipophilic

   Similaroleophilic

   chemistry

Questions about lipotropic

What does lipotropic mean?

lipotropic means "having an affinity for lipids".

How many syllables are in lipotropic?

lipotropic has 4 syllables and divides as li-po-tro-pic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for lipotropic?

Close synonyms include lipophilic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.