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lipotropic

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lipotropic /lipo·tro·pic/ (lip″o-tro´pik) acting on fat metabolism by hastening removal or decreasing the deposit of fat in the liver; also, an agent having such effects.
lipotropic (līˈ·pō·trōˑ·pik),
adj the ability to promote the movement of bile and lipids to and from the liver with improved hepatic function.

lipotropic
1. acting on fat metabolism by hastening removal, or decreasing the deposit, of fat in the liver.
2. a lipotropic agent.


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