Synonyms

adiposity

[ad-uh-pohs]

ad·i·pose

[ad-uh-pohs]
adjective
1.
fatty; consisting of, resembling, or relating to fat.
noun
2.
animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.

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Origin:
1735–45; < Latin adip-, s of adeps fat, lard + -ose1

ad·i·pose·ness, ad·i·pos·i·ty [ad-uh-pos-i-tee] , ad·i·po·sis, noun
hy·per·ad·i·pose, adjective
hy·per·ad·i·pos·i·ty, noun
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adiposity

noun
having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity" 
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