adipose

ad·i·pose

A0088000 (ăd′ə-pōs′)adj. Of, relating to, or composed of animal fat; fatty.n. The fat found in adipose tissue.

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[New Latin adipōsus, from Latin adeps, adip-, fat.]

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ad′i·pose′ness, ad′i·pos′i·ty (-pŏs′ĭ-tē) n.

adipose

(ˈædɪˌpəʊs; -ˌpəʊz) adj (Physiology) of, resembling, or containing fat; fattyn (Physiology) animal fat[C18: from New Latin adiposus, from Latin adeps fat]

ad•i•pose

(ˈæd əˌpoʊs)

adj. 1. consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to fat; fatty. n. 2. animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body. [1735–45; adipo- + -ose¹] ad`i•pos′i•ty (-ˈpɒs ɪ ti) n.

ad·i·pose

(ăd′ə-pōs′) Relating to or consisting of animal fat; fatty.

adipose

fat tissue

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

adipose - composed of animal fat; "adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat"fatty, fat - containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"

adipose

adjectiveHaving the qualities of fat:fat, fatty, greasy, oily, oleaginous, unctuous.

Translations

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