adeps — meaning in English

English meaning

• fat noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
• obesity noun The condition of carrying an unhealthy amount of body fat.

Senses

adeps is used for these senses in English:

• corpulence The characteristic or state of being corpulent.
• fat (countable) A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.
• obesity (pathology) The state of being obese.

fat — full definition

1. noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
2. adj Having a large amount of body fat; overweight.
3. noun The most valuable or wasteful part of something, as in "trim the fat" from a budget.

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