English Explanatory Dictionary

adipose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
  2. Slightly overweight; chubby.
noun
  1. Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.

Pronunciation

/ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊs/ /ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊz/ /ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/ En-us-adipose.ogg

Word forms

adipose more adipose most adipose

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.

Synonyms

fatty chubby chunky overweight plump podgy tubby

Related words

adipocyte adipocere adipokine

Derived words

adipokinin adipose fin adiposeness adipose tissue adipositis adiposity adiposogenital adiposome adiposuria adipous antiadipose fibroadipose nonadipose preadipose
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