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Webster 1913 Edition
Adipose
Ad′i-poseˊ
(?; 277)
, Adj.
[L.
adeps
, adipis
, fat, grease.] Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.
Adipose fin
(Zool.)
, a soft boneless fin.
– Adipose tissue
(Anat.)
, that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat.
Webster 1828 Edition
Adipose
AD'IPOSE
,Adj.
fat.
Fat. The adipose membrane is the cellular membrane, containing the fat in its cells, and consisting of ductile membranes, connected by a sort of net-work. The adipose vein spreads itself on the coat and fat that covers the kidneys. The adipose ducts are the bags and ducts which contain the fat.