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for adipose tissue
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Adipose \Ad"i*pose`\ (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat,
grease.]
Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.
[1913 Webster]
Adipose fin (Zool.), a soft boneless fin.
Adipose tissue (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which
forms or contains fat.
[1913 Webster] Adiposeness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
adipose tissue
n 1: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as
a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital
organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
[syn: adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue]
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