Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z adimolol An antihypertensive drug. adimurai A martial art from Tamil Nadu, India. Adin A surname. Adina A female given name from Hebrew. adinazolam A benzodiazepine drug with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative, and antidepressant properties. adinity Synonym of arity. adinkra Any of a set of visual symbols representing concepts or aphorisms, originally created by the Akan of Ghana and the Gyaman of Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa, often used as artistic devices. adintrevimab A SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody. Adio An ethnic group indigenous to Central Africa. adiopocere A wax-like organic substance formed by the decay, in a wet and low-oxygen environment (anaerobic bacterial hydrolysis), of a dead body's fat. adios goodbye Adioukrou A language spoken in the south of the Ivory Coast, chiefly in the subprefecture of Dabou. adipamide A solid amide, hexanedioic diamide, having the form of a creamy-white powder. adipate Any salt or ester of adipic acid adipectomy excision of adipose tissue, often by liposuction adipescent Developing fatty deposits. adiphenine An antispasmodic drug. adipic Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid. adipimidate Any salt or ester of adipimidic acid (hexanediimidic acid) adipiodone A particular molecule used as a contrast medium. adipiplon A non-benzodiazepine anxiolytic drug. adipoblast Synonym of lipoblast. adipoblastic Relating to adipoblasts adipocellular Composed of both adipose and cellular tissue adipocellulose A kind of cellulose consisting of cuticular tissues of leaves and fruits and of cork. adipocentric With respect to adipose tissue or adipocytes adipocerate To convert into adipocere. adipocerated Converted into adipocere. adipoceration The act or process of changing into adipocere. adipocere A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis. adipoceriform Having the form or appearance of adipocere. adipocerous Like, or containing, adipocere. adipochemokine A chemokine associated with adipose tissue adipocire A mineral hydrocarbon, mainly comprising octatriacontane, found in some coal seams. adipocyte a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy adipocytic Of or pertaining to adipocytes adipocytogenesis The formation and development of adipocytes adipocytogenic Relating to adipocytogenesis adipocytokine adipokine adipocytolysis The cytolysis of adipocytes adipofascial adipose and fascial adipofibroblast An adipose fibroblast adipogenesis The formation of fatty tissue; lipogenesis adipogenetic Synonym of adipogenic. adipogenic That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic adipogenically In an adipogenic manner adipogenicity The quality of being adipogenic. adipogenous Producing fat. adipohemocyte An adipose hemocyte (containing drops of lipid) adipohepatic Relating to fats / lipids and the liver adipohormone Any hormone (such as adiponectin) synthesised in adipose tissue adipoinduction The induction of adipocytes adipoinductive Relating to adipoinduction adipoinsular Relating to fat and insulin adipokine Any of several cytokines secreted by adipose tissue. adipokinesis The mobilization of fat as part of lipid metabolism adipokinetic Relating to adipokinesis. adipokinic Relating to or composed of adipokines. adipokinin A hormone, from the anterior pituitary, that aids the mobilization of fat stored in adipose tissue adipolin A particular adipokine, encoded in humans by the FAM132A gene. adipolysis The process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes. adipolytic That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes adipoma A mass of fat found internally; also, a fatty tumor. adipometer A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin adipometric Relating to adipometry (the measurement of fat levels in the body) adipometrics Synonym of adipometry. adipometry The measurement of body fat using an adipometer. adipomyokine A glycoprotein form of cytokine associated with adipose tissue adiponecrosis necrosis of adipose tissue adiponectemia The presence of adiponectin in the blood adiponectin A protein hormone that modulates glucose regulation and fatty acid catabolism. adiponectinemia The (normal) presence of adiponectin in the bloodstream adiponitrile The nitrile derived from adipic acid adiponutrin A glycoprotein similar to patatin adipopexis The storage of fat in tissue. adipophilin An adipose differentiation-related protein associated with globule surface membrane material adipose Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty. adiposeness The state or quality of being adipose. adiposis A condition marked by the accumulation of adipose (fatty) tissue. adipositas adiposity; obesity adipositis inflammation of the adipose tissue adiposity Obesity; the state of being fat. adiposogenital Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals adiposome An organelle in the form of a lipid droplet with protein in its membrane adiposopathy Any disease etc. caused by an excessive amount of body fat adiposphere An adipose tissue organoid. adipostasis The regulation of adipose tissue in the body adipostat A supposed mechanism of adipostasis in which signals from adipose tissue regulate appetite adipostatic Relating to adipostasis adiposuria Synonym of lipuria. adipotaxis migration towards adipose tissue adipous Of or relating to adipose, the fatty tissue. adipoyl The divalent radical obtained by removing the two hydroxyl groups of adipic acid. adipsia Absence of thirst. adipsic Of or relating to adipsia. adipsin A peptidase that is secreted by adipocytes into the bloodstream and is involved in the suppression of infection adipsous thirst-quenching adipyl adipoyl adire A type of traditional Yoruba tie-dyed cloth. Adirondack A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec. Adirondacker A native or inhabitant of the Adirondacks. Adirondacks A range of mountains in New York State. Adisham A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2254). Adisyn A female given name. adit A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage, used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes. aditeren A diuretic drug. adither In a state of confusion, excitement, or anxiety, usually combined with an expectancy. Adithya Any of a group of solar deities, the sons of Aditi and Kashyapa. Aditi The daughter of Daksha, wife of Kashyapa, and mother of the gods. aditicule The larger of the shell perforations of plaesiomyid brachiopods aditoprim An antiinfective drug. aditus the entrance to a cavity or channel Aditya Any of a group of solar deities, the sons of Aditi and Kashyapa. Adiv A male given name. Adivasi A member of a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups considered the aboriginal population of South Asia. Adivay An annual festival in Benguet held every November. adive The golden jackal; a smaller sort of jackal, sometimes domesticated. adjab Synonym of njave. adjacence The state of being adjacent or contiguous; adjacency. adjacency The quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch. adjacent Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on. adjacently In such a way as to be adjacent. adjacentness The quality of being adjacent. adjag Synonym of dhole (“Asian wild dog”). Adjar Synonym of Adjaran. Adjara An autonomous republic of Georgia located in its southwestern corner, bordered by Turkey to the south and by the Black Sea to the west. Predominantly populated by Muslim Georgians. Capital: Batumi. Adjaran Of, from, or pertaining to Adjara or its people. adject To annex adjectifier A morpheme that derives adjectives adjectify To convert (a word that is not an adjective) into an adjective. adjection Act of adjecting or adding, or the thing added. adjectional Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed. adjectitious Added; additional. adjectitiously In an adjectitious way; additionally. adjectival Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective. adjectivality The state or condition of being adjectival. adjectivalization Synonym of adjectivization. adjectivalize To make adjectival. adjectivally As, or in the manner of, an adjective. adjective A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent. adjectivehood The quality of being an adjective. adjectiveless Without an adjective or adjectives. adjectivelike Resembling or characteristic of an adjective. adjectively As an adjective; adjectivally. adjectivisation Non-Oxford British standard spelling of adjectivization. adjectiviser A morpheme that derives adjectives adjectivism The excessive use of adjectives. adjectivitis The overuse of adjectives in writing. adjectivity The state or condition of being an adjective. adjectivization The process or result of adjectivizing; conversion into an adjective.