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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
adipose /ˈadɪpəʊs, -z/

▶adjective technical denoting body tissue used for the storage of fat.

– derivatives
adiposity noun.

– origin C18: from mod. L. adiposus, from adeps, adip- ‘fat’.

'adipose' also found in these Oxford entries:

adipocyte - adipose fin - brown fat

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