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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

load, density, gravity, pressure, substance, burden, heft, gross, avoirdupois, ponderosity, mass, measurement, net, ballast, poundage, tonnage, breadth, weight, flesh, largeness

Nearby words

adipokinin, adiponecrosis, adiponecrosis neonatorum, adiponitrile, adipopexia, adipose, adipose cell, adipose degeneration, adipose fin, adipose fossa, adipose infiltration

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 adiposity

  • May I have the honour of conducting your Adiposity to the guest-chamber?

    Sylvie and Bruno|Lewis Carroll

British Dictionary definitions for adiposity

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 adiposity

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."

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Medicine definitions for adiposity

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.
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Science definitions for adiposity

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.
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