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adipous

adipous adjective: of or relating to adipose, the fatty tissue.

Adjective

adipous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Of or relating to adipose, the fatty tissue.
    • Mr. Copland Hutchison remarks*, that the cellular texture connecting the adipous membrane, to the fascia or muscles, suppurates and sloughs more readily than the adipous substance itself.1828, W. Lawrence, “Observations on the Nature and Treatment of Erysipelas”, in Medico-Chirurgical Transactions, 14 (2): 15

Origin of adipous

From adipose + -ous.

Questions about adipous

What does adipous mean?
Adipous means of or relating to adipose, the fatty tissue.
What part of speech is adipous?
Adipous is an adjective.

Words near adipous in the dictionary

  1. adipostat
  2. adipostatic
  3. adipostatin A
  4. adiposuria
  5. adipotaxis
  6. adipous
  7. adipoyl
  8. adipoyls
  9. adipsia
  10. adipsias
  11. adipsic

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