adipose

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It is certain the process of oxidation favors the destruction of adipose, and that everything which inhibits such destruction tends to fat accumulation Since the earliest period of history, there seems to have been an anxiety to secure some regimen of general application that would reduce or combat obesity.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or composed of animal fat; fatty.
  2. noun The fat found in adipose tissue.

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  • Not so Paine—he was an earnest soul, a little lacking in humor, without the adipose which is required for a diplomat. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers, V9
  • In these animals, the highest levels of DDT are found in their adipose (or fat) tissue. —  Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth
  • Given all the problems with medical terms such as metabolic syndrome in describing when excessive body fat is a disease, adiposopathy has emerged as a term that reflects the fact that adipose (fat) tissue is no less capable of being diseased as any other body organ. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • They can be extracted from many types of tissues such as umbilical cord at birth, peripheral, bone marrow, adipose (fat) tissue, menstrual-derived blood, dental pulp, liver, —  LifeNews.com Pro-Life Headlines
  • BMI is the most commonly used measurement of obesity but does not account for the pattern of fat distribution, and cannot discriminate between adipose and non-adipose tissue. —  EurekAlert! - Breaking News
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  1. New Latin adipōsus, from Latin adeps, adip-, fat.

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  1. = French adipeux, Spanish adiposo, etc., from New Latin adiposus, from Latin adeps (adip-), fat: see adeps.
 

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/ˈædɪpoʊs/
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