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Definition of adipose adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adipose

adjective

/ˈædɪpəʊs/,

/ˈædɪpəʊz/

/ˈædɪpəʊs/,

/ˈædɪpəʊz/

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(of body tissue) used for storing fat
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from modern Latin adiposus, from adeps, adip- ‘fat’.

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