adipo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. fat, as fat tissue or fat cells.
  2. fat, as a form of lipid, either contained in such tissue, free/unbound, or carried in circulation by lipoproteins.

Word forms

adipo- adip-

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin adeps.

Related words

Translations

Finnish: adipo- Italian: adipo- Portuguese: adipo-
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