adjective · rare

adipose

adipose · more adipose · most adipose

жирний

жирный, жировой, толстый, сальный

fettig

Containing, composed of, or consisting of fatContaining, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.

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UK/ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊs/US/ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/

» Scientists study adipose tissue to better understand obesity and metabolism.

Meaning

2 senses

Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
жи́рныйžírnyj, жирово́йžirovój, са́льныйsálʹnyj
composed of animal fat
Slightly overweight; chubby.
упи́танныйupítannyj, то́лстыйtólstyj

Examples

3 sentences

Scientists study adipose tissue to better understand obesity and metabolism.
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The surgeon removed a small amount of adipose tissue during the procedure.
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Adipose cells store energy in the form of fat for later use by the body.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

containing, composed of, or consisting of fat:

slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft:

Origin

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin adipōsus, from Latin adeps (“fat,

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin adipōsus, from Latin adeps (“fat, lard”). By surface analysis, adip- + -ose; Latin adeps (“fat, lard”) is probably related to Umbrian 𐌀𐌛𐌄𐌐𐌄𐌔 (ařepes, “offerings of fat”) since 𐌛 (ř) in Umbrian regularly represents an earlier *d.

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