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adipo-

adipo- prefix: fat, as fat tissue or fat cells.

Prefix

adipo-

  1. (usually) fat, as fat tissue or fat cells.
  2. fat, as a form of lipid, either contained in such tissue, free/unbound, or carried in circulation by lipoproteins.

Forms of adipo-

alternative before-voweladip-

Origin of adipo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin adeps.

Questions about adipo-

What does adipo- mean?
Adipo- means fat, as fat tissue or fat cells.
What part of speech is adipo-?
Adipo- is a prefix.

Words near adipo- in the dictionary

  1. adipic acid
  2. adipimidate
  3. adipimidates
  4. adipiodone
  5. adipiplon
  6. adipo-
  7. adipoblast
  8. adipoblastic
  9. adipoblasts
  10. adipocellular
  11. adipocellulose

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