"adipescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more adipescent [comparative], most adipescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From adip- + -escent. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|adip|escent}} adip- + -escent Head templates: {{en-adj}} adipescent (comparative more adipescent, superlative most adipescent)
  1. (medicine) Developing fatty deposits. Categories (topical): Medicine
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