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Taxonomy vs Adipose - What's the difference?

taxonomy | adipose |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and adipose

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while adipose is animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.

As an adjective adipose is

containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    adipose

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
  • * 2003 , Dr. Andrew Packard, The Packard Weight Health Plan
    • They will attack the problem specifically at key sites in the brain, digestive system, and adipose organs.
  • Slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft.
  • * 2012 , Ruth Petrie, "Not So Lovely in the Garden", Notes from the Garden
    • This was a statue of a slightly adipose child in a bath hat with its nappy round its ankles.

    Synonyms

    * (composed of fat) fatty * (overweight) chubby, chunky, overweight, plump, podgy, tubby

    Derived terms

    * adipose fin * adipose tissue

    Noun

    (-)
  • Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
  • * 2007 , Giamila Fantuzzi, ?Theodore Mazzone (editors), Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease , page xii
    • As reviewed in this volume, adipose function is mechanistically linked to diseases such as arthritis, asthma, and inflammatory bowel disease.

    Related terms

    * adipocyte * adipocere * adipokine

    External links

    * (Adipose tissue) ----