adipose
adjective
- relating to fat tissue
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊs/ / /ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊz/ / /ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/
adj
Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin adipōsus, from Latin adeps (“fat, lard”). By surface analysis, adip- + -ose; Latin adeps (“fat, lard”) is probably related to Umbrian 𐌀𐌛𐌄𐌐𐌄𐌔 (ařepes, “offerings of fat”) since 𐌛 (ř) in Umbrian regularly represents an earlier *d.
- Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
“They will attack the problem specifically at key sites in the brain, digestive system, and adipose organs.”
- Slightly overweight; chubby.
“This was a statue of a slightly adipose child in a bath hat with its nappy round its ankles.”
noun
Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin adipōsus, from Latin adeps (“fat, lard”). By surface analysis, adip- + -ose; Latin adeps (“fat, lard”) is probably related to Umbrian 𐌀𐌛𐌄𐌐𐌄𐌔 (ařepes, “offerings of fat”) since 𐌛 (ř) in Umbrian regularly represents an earlier *d.
- Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
“As reviewed in this volume, adipose function is mechanistically linked to diseases such as arthritis, asthma, and inflammatory bowel disease.”