adipo-

adipo-

a combining form with the meaning “fat, fatty tissue,” used in the formation of compound words: adipocere.
Also, especially before a vowel, adip-.


Origin:
< Latin adip- (see adipose) + -o-
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Adipo- is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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adipo- or adip-
pref.
Fat: adipocyte.

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