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adipose tissue

ad·i·pose tis·sue
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ad-uh-pohs tish-oo or, esp. British, tis-yoo]
    • /ˈæd əˌpoʊs ˈtɪʃ u or, esp. British, ˈtɪs yu/
    • /ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊs ˈtɪʃ.uː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ad-uh-pohs tish-oo or, esp. British, tis-yoo]
    • /ˈæd əˌpoʊs ˈtɪʃ u or, esp. British, ˈtɪs yu/

Definitions of adipose tissue words

  • noun adipose tissue loose connective tissue in which fat cells accumulate. 1
  • noun adipose tissue (anatomy) Connective tissue which stores fat, and which cushions and insulates the body. 0
See all 2 definitions of adipose tissue

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Origin of adipose tissue

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Adipose tissue

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Adipose tissue

adipose tissue popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for adipose tissue

noun adipose tissue

  • cellulite — Cellulite is lumpy fat which people may get under their skin, especially on their thighs.
  • fat — File Allocation Table
  • flab — flabby flesh; unwanted fat: Daily exercise will get rid of the flab around your waist.
All 3 Synonyms of adipose tissue

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