brown adipose tissue

noun

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 mitochondria and capillaries.

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BATbrown fat
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Meanings

nounbrown adipose tissue (countable and uncountable, plural brown adipose tissues)

plural brown adipose tissues

  1. countableuncountableanatomyOne 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.

    Synonyms: BAT, brown fat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne 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.

Similar
BATbrown fat
Also see
brown fat
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“brown adipose tissue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20adipose%20tissue. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brown adipose tissue,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20adipose%20tissue.

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