ADIPOSE


Meaning of ADIPOSE in English

— adiposeness, adiposity /ad'euh pos"i tee/ , adiposis , n.

/ad"euh pohs'/ , adj.

1. fatty; consisting of, resembling, or relating to fat.

n.

2. animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.

[ 1735-45; adip-, s of adeps fat, lard + -OSE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .