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“more adipose”
adipose (adjective), more adipose, most adipose
1. Denoting fat or containing animal fat: The adipose tissues consist of fat in the bodies of animals, including humans.
2. A reference to a fatty nature: There are some people who have adipose bodies known as obesity.
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2. A reference to a fatty nature: There are some people who have adipose bodies known as obesity.
The adipose tissue, just below the skin and surrounding major organs, provides an energy reserve and insulation and protection for the body.
3. Etymology: from modern Latin adiposus, "fatty"; from adeps, adip, "fat".Go to this Word A Day Revisited Index
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“more adipose”
Relating to fat or fatness, fatty; obesity. (2)
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