The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:adipolysis \ad`i*pol"y*sis\ ([a^]d`[i^]*p[o^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s), n. [NL.; L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. ly`sis a loosing.] (Physiol.) The digestion of fats. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]