Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Adipolytic \Ad`i*po*lyt"ic\, a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. ?
   to loose.] (Chem.)
   Hydrolyzing fats; converting neutral fats into glycerin and
   free fatty acids, esp. by the action of an enzyme; as,
   adipolytic action.