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ADIPOSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does adiposis mean?
• ADIPOSIS (noun)
The noun ADIPOSIS has 1 sense:
1. the property of excessive fatness
Familiarity information: ADIPOSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of excessive fatness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
adiposis; corpulence; overweight; stoutness
Hypernyms ("adiposis" is a kind of...):
corpulency; fleshiness; obesity (more than average fatness)
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