Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adipescent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adipes-cent
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Developing fatty deposits.

Example Sentences

"The liver appears to have also been in the adipescent state."
"The size and weight which the adipescent liver may acquire varies from five to eight or nine pounds."
"The earliest sign of fat cell differentiation in the adipescent fibroblasts is the appearance of small cytoplasmic vacuoles."

Etymology

From adip- + -escent.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: adip
Suffix: escent

Inflected Forms

more adipescent (comparative) most adipescent (superlative)

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

What does adipescent mean?: Developing fatty deposits.
Where does adipescent come from?: From adip- + -escent.

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