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Lipids are digested by lipases.
A lipase is an enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of a lipid (triglyceride) molecule into one molecule of glycerol and three molecules of fatty acid.
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∙ 13y agoA lipase. The root word structure "lip(o)" refers to lipids/fatty acids and the suffix "-ase" means enzyme.
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