Etymograph

English

lipopolymer

From lipo- + polymer.

Formed from lipo- + polymer

Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’

Proto-Hellenic *lípos ‘fat’

Ancient Greek λῐ́πος ‘animal fat’

English lipo-

Today it means

noun Any polymer containing lipid (fatty acid or steroid) moieties.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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