The Collaborative International Dictionary
Adipolysis
Adipolysis \Ad`i*pol"y*sis\, n. [NL.; L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. ? a loosing.] (Physiol.) The digestion of fats.
Wiktionary
adipolysis
n. (context anatomy medicine English) The process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.