lip- root words — words with the lip- root

The root lip- comes from Greek lipos, meaning fat. 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including lipid, lipids, liposuction, lipase, lipidic, lipoid, lipolysis, lipoma, lipophilic, lipoprotein, lipotropic, lipotropin. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the lip- root

Explore words with lip- — words containing the lip- root and sharing its sense of "fat". Examples include lipid, lipids, liposuction, lipase, lipidic, lipoid, lipolysis, lipoma, lipophilic, lipoprotein, lipotropic, lipotropin. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The lip- root means fat, from Greek lipos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.