English
lipoproteinase
From lipo- + proteinase or lipoprotein + -ase.
Formed from lipo- + proteinase
Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’
Proto-Hellenic *lípos ‘fat’
Ancient Greek λῐ́πος ‘animal fat’
English lipo-
Today it means
noun Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a lipoprotein to form a lipid and a protein
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lipoproteinase