adip- root words — words with the adip- root

The root adip- comes from Latin adeps, meaning fat. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including adipose. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the adip- root

Explore words with adip- — words containing the adip- root and sharing its sense of "fat". Examples include adipose. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does adip- mean?

The adip- root means fat, from Latin adeps. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.