adipose
Example Sentences
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In addition, their adipose fins have been removed to visibly identify them as hatchery-reared fish.
From Los Angeles Times
“If you don’t have adipose tissue, you really are in big trouble.”
From Science Magazine
Seven of the eight sockeyes were missing their adipose fins, indicating that they had originated in hatcheries, which remove the fins before releasing smolt into the wild.
From Los Angeles Times
In a healthy body, adipose tissue plays a positive role, serving as reservoir of energy in times of food scarcity.
From Scientific American
"Fat is not an inert substance, like little adipose cell suitcases, as if it's luggage we just carry around," Dr. K.L.
From Salon
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