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adipose

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Adipose \Ad"i*pose`\ (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat,
   grease.]
   Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.

   {Adipose fin} (Zo["o]l.), a soft boneless fin.

   {Adipose tissue} (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which
      forms or contains fat.

Adipose \Ad"i*pose`\, n. (Physiol.)
   The fat present in the cells of adipose tissue, composed
   mainly of varying mixtures of tripalmitin, tristearin, and
   triolein. It solidifies after death.

Source : WordNet®

adipose
     adj : composed of animal fat; "adipose tissue constitutes the fat
           of meat"
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