lipogenesis

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Etymology

From lipo- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

lipogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural lipogeneses)

  1. (biochemistry) The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce

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