The fat found in Adipose tissue.
composed of animal fat; "adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat"
Latin adeps = fat, hence fatty
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"Adipose" means "fat" but is usually used to refer specifically to tissue made up of mainly fat cells such as the yellow layer of fat beneath the skin. See the entire definition of Adipose