Function: noun
Date: 1951
: a mammalian heat-producing tissue occurring especially in human fetuses and newborn infants and in hibernating animals ― called also brown adipose tissue
Function: noun
Date: 1951
: a mammalian heat-producing tissue occurring especially in human fetuses and newborn infants and in hibernating animals ― called also brown adipose tissue
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012