- adipose
- adjective Etymology: New Latin adiposus, from Latin adip-, adeps Date: 1743 of or relating to animal fat; broadly fat • adiposity noun
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adipose — [ adipoz ] n. f. • 1878; du rad. de adipeux et 2. ose ♦ Pathol. État morbide caractérisé par la surcharge graisseuse du tissu cellulaire. ⇒ obésité. ● adipose nom féminin État morbide déterminé par la surcharge graisseuse du tissu cellulaire.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Adipose — Ad i*pose (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat, grease.] Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty. [1913 Webster] {Adipose fin} (Zo[ o]l.), a soft boneless fin. {Adipose tissue} (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Adipose — means fat but is usually used to refer specifically to tissue made up of mainly fat cells such as the yellow layer of fat beneath the skin. The word adipose comes from the Latin adeps meaning fat, particularly lard. * * * Denoting fat. * * *… … Medical dictionary
Adipose — 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adipose — (adj.) 1743, from Mod.L. adiposus fatty, from L. adipem (nom. adeps, gen. adipis) soft fat of animals, from Gk. aleipha unguent, fat, related to lipos grease, fat (see LEAVE (Cf. leave) (v.)). Change of l to d … Etymology dictionary
adipose — s. f. 1. Obesidade. 2. Acumulação de gordura no tecido celular subcutâneo … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
adipose — ► ADJECTIVE technical ▪ denoting body tissue used for the storage of fat. DERIVATIVES adiposity noun. ORIGIN Latin adiposus, from adeps fat … English terms dictionary
adipose — [ad′ə pōs΄] adj. [ModL adiposus < L adeps (gen. adipis), fat; ult. < Gr aleipha, fat; akin to lipos: see LIPO ] of, like, or containing animal fat; fatty n. fat in the connective tissue of an animal s body … English World dictionary
adipose — ad|i|pose [ ædı,pous ] adjective SCIENCE adipose TISSUE is used for storing fat … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
adipose — adjective technical consisting of or containing animal fat: adipose tissue … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
adipose — UK [ˈædɪˌpəʊs] / US [ˈædɪˌpoʊs] adjective medical adipose tissue is used for storing fat … English dictionary
