adipose
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
adipose
- Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
- 2003, Dr. Andrew Packard, The Packard Weight Health Plan
- They will attack the problem specifically at key sites in the brain, digestive system, and adipose organs.
- 2003, Dr. Andrew Packard, The Packard Weight Health Plan
- Slightly overweight; chubby.
- 2012, Ruth Petrie, "Not So Lovely in the Garden", Notes from the Garden
- This was a statue of a slightly adipose child in a bath hat with its nappy round its ankles.
- 2012, Ruth Petrie, "Not So Lovely in the Garden", Notes from the Garden
- Russian: упи́танный
adipose (uncountable)
- Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
- 2007, Giamila Fantuzzi, Theodore Mazzone (editors), Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease, page xii
- As reviewed in this volume, adipose function is mechanistically linked to diseases such as arthritis, asthma, and inflammatory bowel disease.
- 2007, Giamila Fantuzzi, Theodore Mazzone (editors), Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease, page xii
- Russian: живо́тный жир
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