About The Word Adipose
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Adipose Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Adipose?
[adj] composed of animal fat; "adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Adipose: fat | fatty Related Terms | Find terms related to Adipose: beefy | big-bellied | bloated | blowzy | blubbery | bosomy | brawny | burly | buttery | butyraceous | buxom | chrismal | chrismatory | chubby | chunky | corpulent | distended | dumpy | fat | fattish | fatty | fleshy | full | greasy | gross | heavyset | hefty | hippy | imposing | lardaceous | lardy | lusty | meaty | mucoid | obese | oily | oleaginous | oleic | overweight | paunchy | plump | podgy | portly | potbellied | pudgy | puffy | pursy | rich | roly-poly | rotund | sebaceous | sleek | slick | slippery | smooth | soapy | square | squat | squatty | stalwart | stocky | stout | strapping | suety | swollen | tallowy | thick-bodied | thickset | top-heavy | tubby | unctuous | unguent | unguentary | unguentous | well-fed See Also | Adipose In Webster's Dictionary \Ad"i*pose`\ (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat,
grease.]
Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.
{Adipose fin} (Zo["o]l.), a soft boneless fin.
{Adipose tissue} (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which
forms or contains fat.
\Ad"i*pose`\, n. (Physiol.) The fat present in the cells of adipose tissue, composed mainly of varying mixtures of tripalmitin, tristearin, and triolein. It solidifies after death. |
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