Usually means: Fat used in pharmaceutical preparations.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (adeps)

▸ noun:  (physiology) Soft or liquid animal fat.

Similar:
adipose, adipocere, adipolysis, adiposome, adipsin, hydrolipid, adipocyte, adipokine, adipokinin, adipogenesis, more...

Opposite:
lean, skinny, thin, slender, underweight

Phrases:
adeps lanae, more...

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Similar:
adipose, adipocere, adipolysis, adiposome, adipsin, hydrolipid, adipocyte, adipokine, adipokinin, adipogenesis, more...

Opposite:
lean, skinny, thin, slender, underweight

Phrases:
adeps lanae, more...



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