adipo-

prefix

fat, as fat tissue or fat cells.

OriginLatin adeps →
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Meanings

prefix

alternative before vowel adip-

  1. usuallyanatomyfat, as fat tissue or fat cells.
  2. anatomyfat, as a form of lipid, either contained in such tissue, free/unbound, or carried in circulation by lipoproteins.

Origin

  1. Latinadeps
  2. Englishadipo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin adeps.

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Translations

Finnish adipo-
  • adipo-fat
Italian adipo-
  • adipo-fat
Portuguese adipo-
  • adipo-fat
Cite this entry
APA

adipo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipo-

MLA

“adipo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipo-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adipo-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipo-.

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