adipose tissue

noun

Connective tissue which stores fat, and which cushions and insulates the body.

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fatfatty tissue
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Meanings

nounadipose tissue (countable and uncountable, plural adipose tissues)

plural adipose tissues

  1. countableuncountableanatomyConnective tissue which stores fat, and which cushions and insulates the body.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs

Similar
fatfatty tissue
Broader
animal tissue
Also see
fat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian мастна тъкан
  • мастна тъкан (mastna tăkan)connective tissue that stores fat
Catalan teixit adipós
  • teixit adipósconnective tissue that stores fat
Chinese Mandarin 脂肪組織 /脂肪组织
  • 脂肪組織 /脂肪组织 (zhīfáng zǔzhī)connective tissue that stores fat
Czech tuková tkáň
  • tuková tkáňconnective tissue that stores fat
Dutch vetweefsel
  • vetweefselconnective tissue that stores fat
Finnish rasvakudos
  • rasvakudosconnective tissue that stores fat
French tissu adipeux
  • tissu adipeuxconnective tissue that stores fat
German Fettgewebe
  • Fettgewebeconnective tissue that stores fat
Greek λιπώδης ιστός
  • λιπώδης ιστός (lipódis istós)connective tissue that stores fat
Hungarian zsírszövet
  • zsírszövetconnective tissue that stores fat
Irish fíochán saille
  • fíochán sailleconnective tissue that stores fat
Italian tessuto adiposo
  • tessuto adiposoconnective tissue that stores fat
Polish tkanka tłuszczowa
  • tkanka tłuszczowaconnective tissue that stores fat
Portuguese tecido adiposo
  • tecido adiposoconnective tissue that stores fat
Romanian țesut adipos
  • țesut adiposconnective tissue that stores fat
Spanish tejido adiposo
  • tejido adiposoconnective tissue that stores fat
Turkish adipöz doku, yağ doku
  • adipöz dokuconnective tissue that stores fat
  • yağ dokuconnective tissue that stores fat
Welsh meinwe floneg
  • meinwe flonegconnective tissue that stores fat
Cite this entry
APA

adipose tissue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipose%20tissue

MLA

“adipose tissue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipose%20tissue. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adipose tissue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipose%20tissue.

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