- of, resembling, or containing fat; fatty
- animal fat
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ad•i•pose
(ad′ə pōs′),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
ad′i•pose′ness, ad•i•pos•i•ty
(ad′ə pos′i tē),USA pronunciation ad′i•po′sis, n.
- Anatomyfatty; consisting of, resembling, or relating to fat.
n.
- Anatomyanimal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
- Latin adip-, s of adeps fat, lard + -ose1
- 1735–45
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adipose /ˈædɪˌpəʊs; -ˌpəʊz/ adj
'adipose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adipocere
- brown fat
- fat
- adipo-
- adipose fin
- adipose tissue
- cholesterol
- fat depot
- glyceride