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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ad′ipose tis′sue,

Anatomyloose connective tissue in which fat cells accumulate.

1850–55

'adipose tissue' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

brown fat - fat - cholesterol - fat depot - glyceride

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