adipose
31adipose — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. fat. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having the qualities of fat: fat, fatty, greasy, oily, oleaginous, unctuous. See FAT …
32adipose — ad·i·pose || ædɪpəʊs adj. of or consisting of fat, fatty …
33adipose — [ adɪpəʊs, z] adjective technical denoting body tissue used for the storage of fat. Derivatives adiposity noun Origin C18: from mod. L. adiposus, from adeps, adip fat …
34adipose — a. Fat, fatty, unctuous, oily, sebaceous, greasy …
35adipose — ad·i·pose …
36adipose — ad•i•pose [[t]ˈæd əˌpoʊs[/t]] adj. 1) anat. consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to fat; fatty 2) anat. animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body • Etymology: 1735–45; adipo + ose I ad i•pos′i•ty ˈpɒs ɪ ti n …
37adipose — /ˈædəpoʊs / (say aduhpohs) adjective fatty; consisting of, resembling, or having relation to fat. {New Latin adipōsus fatty, from Latin adeps fat} –adiposeness, adiposity /ædəˈpɒsəti/ (say aduh posuhtee), noun …
38adipose tissue — noun Date: 1854 connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat …
39adipose eyelid — transparent membrane(s) over the anterior and posterior regions of the eye, e.g. in Scombridae, Clupeidae, Albulidae, Mugilidae. It serves for streamlining and protection and may cover much of the eye except for a small central opening …
40adipose tissue — see fat body …
