Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white adipose tissue

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: white adi-pose tis-sue
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the two types of adipose tissue present in mammals, providing heat insulation, mechanical cushion, and a source of energy, and comprising as much as 20% of the body weight in men and 25% of the body weight in women.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

white adipose tissues (plural)

Phrases

brown adipose tissue adipose tissue

Frequently Paired Words

brown adipose tissue adipose tissue adipose tissue beige fat fat

Synonyms

WAT white fat

Questions

What does white adipose tissue mean?: One of the two types of adipose tissue present in mammals, providing heat insulation, mechanical cushion, and a source of energy, and comprising as much as 20% of the body weight in men and 25% of the body weight in women.

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