adipose

[ ad-uh-pohs ]

/ ˈæd əˌpoʊs /

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adjective

fatty; consisting of, resembling, or relating to fat.

noun

animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.

RELATED WORDS

greasy, oily, oleaginous, unctuous

Nearby words

Origin of adipose

1735–45; < Latin adip-, s of adeps fat, lard + -ose¹

Related formsad·i·pose·ness, ad·i·pos·i·ty

[ad-uh-pos-i-tee] /ˌæd əˈpɒs ɪ ti/, ad·i·po·sis, nounhy·per·ad·i·pose, adjectivehy·per·ad·i·pos·i·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for adipose

The graylings are closely allied to the trout family, having an adipose second dorsal fin.
Favorite Fish and Fishing|James Alexander Henshall
This marked absence of adipose tissue makes the skinning of the animal a difficult task.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture
Evidence of this soon appears in the circumstance that the deposit of adipose tissue is no longer confined to the proper places.
Tobacco and Alcohol|John Fiske
He smoked incessantly like a martyr, to reduce his flesh, but no adipose matter ever vanished in that cloud of sacrifice!
Round the Block|John Bell Bouton

It goes without saying, however, that the amount of adipose thus deposited is meager.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, Sep. 26, 1891|Various

British Dictionary definitions for adipose

adipose

/ (ˈædɪˌpəʊs, -ˌpəʊz) /

adjective

of, resembling, or containing fat; fatty

noun

animal fat

Word Origin for adipose

C18: from New Latin adiposus, from Latin adeps fat

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Word Origin and History for adipose

adipose

adj.

1743, from Modern Latin adiposus "fatty," from Latin adipem (nominative adeps, genitive adipis) "soft fat of animals, fat, lard," from Greek aleipha "unguent, fat," related to lipos "grease, fat" (see leave (v.)). Change of -l- to -d- "prob. due to Umbrian influence" [Klein]. But it could as well be a native Italic formation from the same roots, *ad-leip-a "sticking onto."

Medicine definitions for adipose

adipose

[ ăd′ə-pōs′ ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or composed of animal fat; fatty.

n.

The fat found in adipose tissue.

Related formsad′i•pose′ness null n.

Science definitions for adipose

adipose

[ ăd′ə-pōs′ ]

Relating to or consisting of animal fat.♦ Adipose tissue is a type of connective tissue consisting of adipose cells, which are specialized to produce and store large fat globules. These globules are composed mainly of glycerol esters of oleic, palmitic, and stearic acids. Adipose tissue is the main reservoir of fat in animals.