Ad`i*a*ther"mic (&?;), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + &?; through + &?;heat.] Not pervious to heat.
A*dieu" (&?;), interj. & adv. [OE. also adew, adewe, adue, F. &?; dieu, fr. L. ad to + deus God.] Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.
A*dieu", n.; pl. Adieus (&?;). A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting. Shak.
A*dight" (&?;), v. t. [p. p. Adight.] [Pref. a- (intensive) + OE. dihten. See Dight.] To set in order; to array; to attire; to deck, to dress. [Obs.]
||Ad in`fi*ni"tum (&?;). [L., to infinity.] Without limit; endlessly.
||Ad in"ter*im (&?;) [L.] Meanwhile; temporary.
Ad`i*pes"cent (&?;), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + -escent.] Becoming fatty.
A*dip"ic (&?;), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; -- applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid.
Ad`i*poc"er*ate (&?;), v. t. To convert into adipocere.
Ad`i*poc`er*a"tion (&?;), n. The act or process of changing into adipocere.
Ad"i*po*cere` (&?;), n. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + cera wax: cf. F. adipocere.] A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration.
Ad`i*po*cer"i*form (&?;), a. [Adipocere + -form.] Having the form or appearance of adipocere; as, an adipoceriform tumor.
Ad`i*poc"er*ous (&?;), a. Like adipocere.
Ad"i*pose` (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat, grease.] Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.
Adipose fin (Zoöl.), a soft boneless fin. -- Adipose tissue (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat.
{ Ad"i*pose`ness (&?;), Ad`i*pos"i*ty (&?;), } n. The state of being fat; fatness.