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adipose definition

adi·pose (ad′ə pōs′)

adjective

of, like, or containing animal fat; fatty

Etymology: ModL adiposus < L adeps (gen. adipis), fat; ult. < Gr aleipha, fat; akin to lipos: see lipo-

noun

fat in the connective tissue of an animal's body

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