adipo-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin adip-, adeps adeps n. + -o- connective. Compare French adipo- (1791 or earlier in adipocire adipocere n.).Earliest in the borrowing adipocere n. ( < French). Formations within English are found occasionally from the late 19th cent. (compare adipocellulose n.).

Biology, Chemistry, and Medicine.

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Forming nouns and adjectives relating to fat or fatty tissue, as adipocellulose n., adipocyte n., adipokinetic adj.

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

单词	adipo-
释义	adipo-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin adip- , adeps , -o- connective. Etymology: < classical Latin adip-, adeps adeps n. + -o- connective. Compare French adipo- (1791 or earlier in adipocire adipocere n.).Earliest in the borrowing adipocere n. ( < French). Formations within English are found occasionally from the late 19th cent. (compare adipocellulose n.). Biology, Chemistry, and Medicine. Categories » Forming nouns and adjectives relating to fat or fatty tissue, as adipocellulose n., adipocyte n., adipokinetic adj. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < comb. form
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