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adipose |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adipose \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adipose \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: adipose adj : composed of animal fat; "adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat"
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