cellulite vs adipose tissue

cellulite and adipose tissue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cellulite	Yes	No	No	No
adipose tissue	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, adipose tissue is a hypernym of cellulite; that is, adipose tissue is a word with a broader meaning than cellulite:

cellulite: lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.
adipose tissue: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs

Other hypernyms of cellulite include fat, fatty tissue.

cellulite (noun)	adipose tissue (noun)
lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.	a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs