Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 12 compound words that contain adipose. The most common are listed below. Open adipose in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- adipose tissueConnective tissue which stores fat, and which cushions and insulates the body.
- adipose finA soft, fleshy fin located behind the dorsal fin and just forward of the caudal fin, found fish of certain families, believed to have some sensory function.
- brown adipose tissueOne of the two types of adipose tissue present in many newborn or hibernating mammals which primarily serves to generate body heat, and which contains several small vacuoles and a relatively high number of mitochondria and capillaries.
- white adipose tissueOne 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.
- adipose finsplural of adipose fin: A soft, fleshy fin located behind the dorsal fin and just forward of the caudal fin, found fish of certain families, believed to have some sensory function.
- adipose tissuesplural of adipose tissue: Connective tissue which stores fat, and which cushions and insulates the body.
- non-adiposeAlternative form of nonadipose: Not adipose.
- brown adipose tissuesplural of brown adipose tissue: One of the two types of adipose tissue present in many newborn or hibernating mammals which primarily serves to generate body heat, and which contains several small vacuoles and a relatively high number of …
- white adipose tissuesplural of white adipose tissue: 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 …
Compound words 12
- adiposityObesity; the state of being fat.
- adiposogenitalPertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
- adipokininA hormone, from the anterior pituitary, that aids the mobilization of fat stored in adipose tissue
- adipositisinflammation of the adipose tissue
- adiposomeAn organelle in the form of a lipid droplet with protein in its membrane
- adiposuriaSynonym of lipuria: The presence of abnormal amounts of lipids in urine.
- antiadiposeThat counters the formation of adipose tissue
- fibroadiposeHaving both fibrous and adipose tissue
- nonadiposeNot adipose.
- preadiposeDescribing a cell or tissue that may be stimulated to become adipose