Definition of ADIPOSE

adipose

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • composed of animal fat
    • "adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat"

Adj

  • Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
  • Slightly overweight; chubby.

Noun

  • Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 10

adipose is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
adipose is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adipose is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

adipose is a valid Words With Friends word