ADIPOSE TISSUE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy
    • adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs

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    • fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold

    Hypernyms(s) adipose tissue is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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