† adipescentadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin adip- , adeps , -escent suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin adip-, adeps adeps n. + -escent suffix. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ædipe·sĕnt) /ædɪˈpɛsənt/.

Obsolete. rare.

Becoming fatty; fatty.

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adipescent1848

1848 D. Craigie Elements Gen. & Pathol. Anat. (ed. 2) vi. i. 1032 The adipescent transformation of the organ.

1850 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 73 458 The liver appears to have also been in the adipescent state.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	adipescent
释义	† adipescentadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin adip- , adeps , -escent suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin adip-, adeps adeps n. + -escent suffix. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ædipe·sĕnt) /ædɪˈpɛsənt/. Obsolete. rare. Becoming fatty; fatty. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [adjective] > fatty or greasy > becoming fatty adipescent1848 1848 D. Craigie Elements Gen. & Pathol. Anat. (ed. 2) vi. i. 1032 The adipescent transformation of the organ. 1850 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 73 458 The liver appears to have also been in the adipescent state. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1848
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