adipose

/ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊs/

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin adipōsus, from Latin adeps (“fat, lard”). By surface analysis, adip- + -ose; Latin adeps (“fat, lard”) is probably related to Umbrian 𐌀𐌛𐌄𐌐𐌄𐌔 (ařepes, “offerings of fat”) since 𐌛 (ř) in Umbrian regularly represents an earlier *d.

adipose means containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.

adipose is pronounced /ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊs/.

adj

Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.“They will attack the problem specifically at key sites in the brain, digestive system, and adipose organs.”
Slightly overweight; chubby.“This was a statue of a slightly adipose child in a bath hat with its nappy round its ankles.”

noun

Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.“As reviewed in this volume, adipose function is mechanistically linked to diseases such as arthritis, asthma, and inflammatory bowel disease.”