How do you pronounce adipose?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/.

adipose

/ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: adi-pose
IPA: /ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/

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Meaning

adj

Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.

adj

Slightly overweight; chubby.

noun

Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They will attack the problem specifically at key sites in the brain, digestive system, and adipose organs."
"This was a statue of a slightly adipose child in a bath hat with its nappy round its ankles."
"As reviewed in this volume, adipose function is mechanistically linked to diseases such as arthritis, asthma, and inflammatory bowel disease."

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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: adipōsus, adeps

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/
British English: /ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊs/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more adipose (comparative) most adipose (superlative)

Derived Forms

adipokinin adiposeness adipositis adiposity adiposogenital adiposome adiposuria adipous antiadipose fibroadipose nonadipose preadipose

Phrases

adipose fin adipose tissue

Frequently Paired Words

adipocyte adipocere adipokine

Synonyms

fatty chubby chunky overweight plump podgy tubby

Rhymes With

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