資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Adipose \Ad"i*pose`\ (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat,
   grease.]
   Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.

   {Adipose fin} (Zo["o]l.), a soft boneless fin.

   {Adipose tissue} (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which
      forms or contains fat.

資料來源 : WordNet®

adipose tissue
     n : a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a
         source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and
         insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from
         the severe cold" [syn: {fat}, {fatty tissue}]