adipose
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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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