Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Adipose"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adipose \Ad"i*pose`\ (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat,
grease.]
Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.
{Adipose fin} (Zo["o]l.), a soft boneless fin.
{Adipose tissue} (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which
forms or contains fat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
adipose
adj : composed of animal fat; "adipose tissue constitutes the fat
of meat"
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