adipose

ad·i·pose

 (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.

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adipose

(ˈædɪˌpəʊs; -ˌpəʊz)

adj

(Physiology) of, resembling, or containing fat; fatty

n

(Physiology) animal fat

[C18: from New Latin adiposus, from Latin adeps fat]

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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.

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ad·i·pose

(ăd′ə-pōs′)

Relating to or consisting of animal fat; fatty.

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adipose

fat tissue

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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"

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adipose

adjective

Having the qualities of fat:

fat, fatty, greasy, oily, oleaginous, unctuous.

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Translations

adipösfeist

adipose

ihrarasvarasvakudos

adipeux

adiposograssello

adipose

[ˈædɪpəʊs] ADJ → adiposo

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adipose

adj (form) → adipös (form), → Fett-; adipose tissue → Fettgewebe nt; (hum) → Fettpölsterchen pl

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adipose

[ˈædɪˌpəʊs] adj → adiposo/a

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