adipose
Rich in blubber
Adipose means relating to or consisting of fat, especially body fat.
It's primarily a technical term in biology and medicine: adipose tissue, adipose cells.
The word appears in clinical contexts discussing weight, metabolism, or anatomy.
Outside technical writing, fatty is more common.
Marine mammal fat
- warmthHeat you feel
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- hibernationProlonged winter dormancy
- whalesMassive marine mammals
seals · polar · arctic · survival · temperature · regulation · cold · protection
Buoyant object or vehicle
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- marine mammalsWarm-blooded ocean animals
- sealsAquatic whiskered mammals
whales · swim · density · flotation · aquatic · hydrodynamic · cetacean · manatee
Adipose tissue
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
- visceralArising from deep instinct
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- brownDark earth tone
beige · connective · adipocytes · lipogenesis · lipolysis · leptin · endocrine · hormonal
Slightly plump, endearingly
- plumpAgreeably fat, well-filled
- corpulentExcessively heavy-bodied
- portlyHeavyset, especially around waist
- rotundRound and plump
pudgy · stout · paunchy · fleshy · heavyset · overweight · obese · full-figured
Measures of food energy
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- ketosisFat metabolism producing ketones
- glycogenStored glucose polymer
leptin · metabolism · obesity · diabetes · thermogenesis · catabolism · anabolism · lipolysis
Three-chained fat molecules
- fatty acidsOrganic molecules in fats
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- unsaturatedNot fully saturated
omega-3 · phospholipids · lipoproteins · hydrophobic · lipophilic · oleaginous · oil · butter
blubber
Marine mammal fat
- warmthHeat you feel
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- hibernationProlonged winter dormancy
whales · seals · polar · arctic · survival · temperature · regulation · cold · protection · winter
float
Buoyant object or vehicle
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- marine mammalsWarm-blooded ocean animals
seals · whales · swim · density · flotation · aquatic · hydrodynamic · cetacean · manatee · dugong
fat
Adipose tissue
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
- visceralArising from deep instinct
- whiteAbsence of pigment
brown · beige · connective · adipocytes · lipogenesis · lipolysis · leptin · endocrine · hormonal · cellulite
chubby
Slightly plump, endearingly
- plumpAgreeably fat, well-filled
- corpulentExcessively heavy-bodied
- portlyHeavyset, especially around waist
rotund · pudgy · stout · paunchy · fleshy · heavyset · overweight · obese · full-figured · squishy
calories
Measures of food energy
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- ketosisFat metabolism producing ketones
glycogen · leptin · metabolism · obesity · diabetes · thermogenesis · catabolism · anabolism · lipolysis · lipogenesis
triglycerides
Three-chained fat molecules
- fatty acidsOrganic molecules in fats
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
unsaturated · omega-3 · phospholipids · lipoproteins · hydrophobic · lipophilic · oleaginous · oil · butter · lard
- Fatfat, body fat, belly fat, lard, blubber
- tissuesneural tissue, cardiac tissue, fibrous tissue, bone, connective
- body fatbody fat, fat tissue, fatty tissue, subcutaneous fat, visceral fat
- obesityobesity, obese, overweight, morbid obesity, childhood obesity
- tissue traitsconnective, elastic, fibrous, muscular, nervous
- connective tissueconnective tissue, collagen, elastin, cartilage, tendon
- brown adipose tissueMetabolically active fat tissue
- white adipose tissueLipid storage cells