- cel·lu·lite
- /ˈsɛljəˌlaıt/ noun [noncount]: fat that is close to the surface of the skin and that makes the skin slightly bumpy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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cel|lu|lite — «SEHL yuh lyt, uh leet», noun. fatty deposits beneath the skin, forming undesirable dimpling: »American women didn t share their French sisters concern about cellulite their word for those orange peel like lumps on limbs and posteriors that are… … Useful english dictionary
cel — cel·a·don; cel·a·don·ite; cel·an·dine; cel·as·tra·ce·ae; cel·as·tra·ceous; cel·a·ture; cel·e·be·sian; cel·e·brant; cel·e·brat·er; cel·e·bra·tion; cel·e·bra·tive; cel·e·bra·tor; cel·e·bra·to·ry; cel·e·bret; cel·ery; cel·es·tite; cel·i·ba·cy;… … English syllables
lite — lith·i·oph·i·lite; lon·gu·lite; loy·o·lite; lu·cul·lite; mal·a·co·lite; man·ga·no·phyl·lite; ma·ri·a·lite; mar·mo·lite; mel·i·lite; mel·li·lite; mel·lite; men·i·lite; mer·cal·lite; meso·lite; me·tab·o·lite; me·te·or·o·lite; me·trop·o·lite;… … English syllables
cellulite — cel·lu·lite … English syllables
cellulite — cel|lu|lite [ˈseljulaıt] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; : French; Origin: cellule (from Modern Latin cellula; CELLULAR) + ite itis ] fat that is just below someone s skin and makes it look uneven and unattractive … Dictionary of contemporary English
cellulite — cel|lu|lite [ seljə,laıt ] noun uncount small lumps of fat just below the skin, especially on the upper legs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cellulite — cel•lu•lite [[t]ˈsɛl yəˌlaɪt, ˌlit[/t]] n. (not used scientifically) phl med lumpy fat deposits, esp. in the thighs and buttocks • Etymology: 1970–75; < F: formation of fatty deposits under the skin, orig., cellulitis, der. of cellule cell … From formal English to slang
lu — ab·lu·tion; ab·so·lu·tion; acel·lu·lar; ace·to·to·lu·i·dide; ac·o·lu·thic; ad·i·po·cel·lu·lose; ad·lu·mia; ad·lu·mi·dine; ad·lu·mine; ad·vo·lu·tion; ae·lu·roid; ae·lu·roi·dea; ae·lu·rop·o·dous; ae·lu·ro·pus; ae·lu·rus; ai·lu·roi·dea;… … English syllables
Cellulite — Popular term for deposits of fat that have a cottage cheese like or puckered texture. Medically, cellulite is not * * * 1. Colloquial term for deposits of fat and fibrous tissue causing dimpling of the overlying skin. 2. SYN: lipoedema. * * *… … Medical dictionary
cellulite — cel lu*lite (s[e^]l [u^]*l[imac]t or s[e^]l [u^]*l[=e]t ), n. small lumpy deposits of body fat esp. on women s thighs and buttocks. Not used as a technical term. [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
