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adipose

ad·i·pose
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ad-uh-pohs]
    • /ˈæd əˌpoʊs/
    • /ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ad-uh-pohs]
    • /ˈæd əˌpoʊs/

Definitions of adipose word

  • adjective adipose of, resembling, or containing fat; fatty 3
  • noun adipose animal fat 3
  • adjective adipose of, like, or containing animal fat; fatty 3
  • noun adipose fat in the connective tissue of an animal's body 3
  • adjective adipose fatty; consisting of, resembling, or relating to fat. 1
  • noun adipose animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body. 1

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Origin of adipose

First appearance:

before 1735
One of the 48% newest English words
1735-45; < Latin adip-, s of adeps fat, lard + -ose1

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Parts of speech for Adipose

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

adipose popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

adipose usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for adipose

adj adipose

  • greasy — smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
  • oily — smeared or covered with oil; greasy: an oily road surface.
  • oleaginous — having the nature or qualities of oil.
  • unctuous — characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
  • adipocere — a waxlike fatty substance formed during the decomposition of corpses

adjective adipose

  • fatty — consisting of, containing, or resembling fat: fatty tissue.
  • adipocerous — Like adipocere.

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