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Definitions for: Adipose
[adj] composed of animal fat; "adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat"
Webster (1913) Definition: Ad"i*pose` (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat,
grease.]
Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.
Adipose fin (Zo["o]l.), a soft boneless fin.
Adipose tissue (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which
forms or contains fat.
Ad"i*pose`, n. (Physiol.)
The fat present in the cells of adipose tissue, composed
mainly of varying mixtures of tripalmitin, tristearin, and
triolein. It solidifies after death.
Synonyms: fat, fatty
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