Which the Definition/Meaning of adipose in categoryENGLISH - EXTERNAL LINKS
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* ADIPOSE TISSUE on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Adipose tissue
Which the Definition/Meaning of adipose in categoryENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY
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Which the Definition/Meaning of adipose in categoryENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
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* (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊs/, /ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊz/
* (US) IPA(key): /ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/
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(UK) IPA(key): /ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊs/, /ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊz/
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(US) IPA(key): /ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/
Which the Definition/Meaning of adipose in categoryENGLISH - ADJECTIVE
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ADIPOSE (_not comparable_)
* Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
* 2003, Dr. Andrew Packard, _The Packard Weight Health Plan_
They will attack the problem specifically at key sites in the brain, digestive system, and ADIPOSE organs.
* Slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft.
* 2012, Ruth Petrie, "Not So Lovely in the Garden", _Notes from the Garden_
This was a statue of a slightly ADIPOSE child in a bath hat with its nappy round its ankles.
SYNONYMS
* (composed of fat): fatty
* (overweight): chubby, chunky, overweight, plump, podgy, tubby
DERIVED TERMS
* adipose fin
* adipose tissue
TRANSLATIONS
adipose (not comparable)
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Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
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Slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft.
Which the Definition/Meaning of adipose in categoryENGLISH - NOUN
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ADIPOSE (_uncountable_)
* Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
* 2007, Giamila Fantuzzi, Theodore Mazzone (editors), _Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease_, page xii
As reviewed in this volume, ADIPOSE function is mechanistically linked to diseases such as arthritis, asthma, and inflammatory bowel disease.
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adipose (uncountable)
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Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
Which the Definition/Meaning of adipose in categoryENGLISH - RELATED TERMS
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* adipocyte
* adipocere
* adipokine
Which the Definition/Meaning of adipose in categoryITALIAN - ADJECTIVE
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Which the Definition/Meaning of adipose in categoryITALIAN - ANAGRAMS
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* esapodi
Which the Definition/Meaning of adipose in categoryLATIN - ADJECTIVE
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Which the Definition/Meaning of adipose in categoryPORTUGUESE - NOUN
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