How to pronounce "lipases" in English
li·pa·ses
Hear native speakers say lipases in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “lipases”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
li
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
pa
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ses
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "lipases" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "lipases is" sounds like "lipases-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "lipases" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Meat gets smelly when lipases break down fat in the meat into glycerol and fatty acids-- two energy sources.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“And catechins inhibit the action of lipases, which gives them a minor fat blocking effect.”— SciShowWatch clip
“the uh the trison and other proteases as well as the lipases.”— StanfordWatch clip
“Oh, so this is one of the lipases that Malassezia produces So this is something that Malassezia uses to get food But unfortunately as a byproduct of that it also attacks your scalp”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“You’ve got trypsin and peptidase in there, which break proteins down into amino acids, and you have lipases that turn triglycerides into fatty acids and glycerol.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“and you maintain that, that you are increasing these lipases that increase lipolysis energy use from fat, and you're decreasing the lipid droplet associated lipolysis”— Andrew HubermanWatch clip
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Meat gets smelly when lipases break down fat in the meat into glycerol and fatty acids-- two energy sources.
Hear it in context: “lipases”
21 clipsThe English word “lipases”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (li · pa · ses). Grammatically, “lipases” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 21 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “lipases” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, SciShow, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @6:54
“and start to stink everything up. Meat gets smelly when lipases break down fat in the meat into glycerol and fatty acids-- two energy sources. fat in the meat into glycerol and fatty acids--”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #2 · @3:14
“up your body by getting your nervous system to tell everything to go a little faster. And catechins inhibit the action of lipases, which gives them a minor fat blocking effect. They also stimulate the production of norepenephrine, which helps with hunger control.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @25:17
“enzymes that we know in biology. they can chew up almost any tissue between the uh the trison and other proteases as well as the lipases. And what happens sometimes is in the pancreatic cell uh under certain conditions uh for instance”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @4:34
“The fungi release enzymes called lipases that break down fat molecules Oh, so this is one of the lipases that Malassezia produces So this is something that Malassezia uses to get food But unfortunately as a byproduct of that it also attacks your scalp So this is something that Malassezia uses to get food”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @6:01
“everybody’s favorite ingredients all put together, and when you mix them, the result is especially powerful. You’ve got trypsin and peptidase in there, which break proteins down into amino acids, and you have lipases that turn triglycerides into fatty acids and glycerol. You’ve got trypsin and peptidase in there, which break proteins down into amino acids,”
Definition & Meaning: “lipases”
- Any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of lipids.
Example Sentences (2)
- “Meat gets smelly when lipases break down fat in the meat into glycerol and fatty acids-- two energy sources.”
- “And catechins inhibit the action of lipases, which gives them a minor fat blocking effect.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “lipases”
- Syllables:
- li · pa · ses
- Hear it in context
- lipases
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"lipases" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "lipases" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about lipases
How many syllables are in “lipases”?
“lipases” has 3 syllables: li · pa · ses.
What does “lipases” mean?
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of lipids.
How can I hear “lipases” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “lipases”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).