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adipose.

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

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊs/UK/ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊz/UK/ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/US
  1. Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.

  2. Slightly overweight; chubby.

Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊs/UK/ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊz/UK/ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/US
  1. Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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