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adipocere
English
Etymology
adipo- +? Latin c?ra
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æd?po?si?(?)/, /?æd?po?si?(?)/
Noun
adipocere (countable and uncountable, plural adipoceres)
- A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis
Synonyms
- grave wax
Related terms
- adipoceration
- adipocerate
- adipoceriform
- adipocerous
Translations
See also
- adipocire
adipocere From the web:
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adipose
English
Etymology
From New Latin adip?sus, from Latin adeps (“fat, lard”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æd.?.p??s/, /?æd.?.p??z/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æd.?.po?s/
- Rhymes: -??z
Adjective
adipose (comparative more adipose, superlative most adipose)
- Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
- 2003, Dr. Andrew Packard, The Packard Weight Health Plan
- They will attack the problem specifically at key sites in the brain, digestive system, and adipose organs.
- 2003, Dr. Andrew Packard, The Packard Weight Health Plan
- Slightly overweight; chubby.
- 2012, Ruth Petrie, "Not So Lovely in the Garden", Notes from the Garden
- This was a statue of a slightly adipose child in a bath hat with its nappy round its ankles.
- 2012, Ruth Petrie, "Not So Lovely in the Garden", Notes from the Garden
Synonyms
- (composed of fat): fatty
- (overweight): chubby, chunky, overweight, plump, podgy, tubby
Derived terms
- adipose fin
- adipose tissue
Translations
Noun
adipose (uncountable)
- Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
- 2007, Giamila Fantuzzi, Theodore Mazzone (editors), Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease, page xii
- As reviewed in this volume, adipose function is mechanistically linked to diseases such as arthritis, asthma, and inflammatory bowel disease.
- 2007, Giamila Fantuzzi, Theodore Mazzone (editors), Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease, page xii
Translations
Related terms
- adipocyte
- adipocere
- adipokine
Further reading
- Adipose tissue on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Noun
adipose f (plural adiposes)
- adiposis
Italian
Adjective
adipose
- feminine plural of adiposo
Anagrams
- esapodi
Latin
Adjective
adip?se
- vocative masculine singular of adip?sus
Portuguese
Noun
adipose f (usually uncountable, plural adiposes)
- (medicine) adiposis (accumulation of adipose tissue)
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