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adipose (iou) and Langobard (iou)


adipose (iou)



adipose adjective & noun. M18.
[mod. Latin adiposus, formed as ADIPIC + -OSE1.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to animal fat. Of tissue: concerned with the storage of fat. M18.
adipose fin a small, rayless, fleshy, dorsal fin present in certain fishes, notably in the salmon family.
b. noun. Adipose tissue. M19.
adi'posity noun fatness, obesity M19.
adipous adjective = ADIPOSE adjective in less techn. contexts M17.

Langobard (iou)



Langobard noun & adjective. L18.
[Late Latin Langobardus: see LOMBARD noun1. Cf. earlier LONGOBARD.]
Hist.
A. noun. = LOMBARD noun1 1. L18.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to the (Germanic) Lombards. M20.
Lango'bardian adjective E20.
Lango'bardic adjective & noun (a) adjective of or pertaining to the Langobards or their language; (b) noun the West Germanic language of the Langobards: E18.