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adjective

adipose

composed of animal fat

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Six example sentences with adipose, each labelled with its topic.

  • Surgeons noted a thick adipose layer beneath the skin, which lengthened the operation by nearly an hour.

    Medicine

  • Cold water swimmers build an adipose layer over the winter, and it insulates them better than any suit could.

    Fitness

  • Bears draw on adipose reserves all winter, losing a third of their body mass without eating a single meal.

    Science

  • Butchers trim the thick adipose layer from the brisket, leaving just enough fat to baste the meat as it smokes.

    Cooking

  • Seals arrive at the rookery with deep adipose reserves, then lose much of it while nursing pups on the beach.

    Environment

  • The team's trainers track how much adipose tissue each player carries, since extra weight shows up first in the fourth quarter.

    Basketball

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