Lip- means fat and -ase means enzyme. The Word means an enzyme that breaks down fat. Lipids are another Word meaning fat. When a person goes for a metabolic panel, they get information on the amount of lipids in the blood. Mostly cholesterol and triglycerides.
Glucase is an enzyme that breaks down glucose (blood sugar). Sucrase breaks down sucrose (table sugar).
All enzymes end in -ase. The first part of the Word is what they break down.
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