adipose
Animal fat stored in the tissue of the bodyAnimal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
» Scientists study adipose tissue to better understand obesity and metabolism.
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1 senses(uncountable)Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
живо́тный жирživótnyj žir
Examples
3 sentencesScientists study adipose tissue to better understand obesity and metabolism.
The surgeon removed a small amount of adipose tissue during the procedure.
Adipose cells store energy in the form of fat for later use by the body.
Translations
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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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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable