What (who) is Fat - definition
Fat (disambiguation)
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Fat (book); FAT; FAT (disambiguation)
Fat is an oily or greasy organic substance.
Fat or FAT may also refer to:
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ESTERS OF THREE FATTY ACID CHAINS AND THE ALCOHOL GLYCEROL, ONE OF THE THREE MAIN MACRONUTRIENTS, ALSO KNOWN AS TRIGLYCERIDES
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n.
1) to trim (away) the fat
2) animal; deep; excess; polyunsaturated; vegetable fat (to fry in deep fat)
3) subcutaneous fat
4) (misc.) (colloq.) to live off the fat of the land ('to live very well'); to chew the fat ('to chat')
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ESTERS OF THREE FATTY ACID CHAINS AND THE ALCOHOL GLYCEROL, ONE OF THE THREE MAIN MACRONUTRIENTS, ALSO KNOWN AS TRIGLYCERIDES
Fats and oils; Dietary fat; Fatty oil; Cis fat; California ban on trans fat; California ban on trans fats; California ban on trans-fat; California ban on trans-fats; California trans fat ban; California trans-fat ban; California trans fat regulation; California trans fat regulations; California trans-fat regulation; California trans-fat regulations; New york ban on trans fat; New york ban on trans fats; New york ban on trans-fat; New york ban on trans-fats; New york trans fat ban; New york trans-fat ban; New york trans fat regulation; New york trans fat regulations; New york trans-fat regulation; New york trans-fat regulations; California trans fat legislation; California trans-fat legislation; California trans fat law; California trans fat laws; California trans-fat law; California trans-fat laws; New york trans fat legislation; New york trans-fat legislation; New york trans fat law; New york trans fat laws; New york trans-fat law; New york trans-fat laws; Fattyness; Dietary fats; Total fat; DTFA; Fats, oils and grease; Fatty oils
¦ noun
1. a natural oily substance in animal bodies, especially when deposited under the skin or around certain organs.
such a substance, or a similar one made from plants, used in cooking.
2. the presence of excess fat in a person or animal: he was running to fat.
3. Chemistry any of a group of natural esters of glycerol and various fatty acids, which are solid at room temperature and are the main constituents of animal and vegetable fat. Compare with oil.
¦ adjective (fatter, fattest)
1. (of a person or animal) having a lot of excess fat.
2. (of food) containing much fat.
3. informal substantial: fat profits.
4. informal used to express the belief that something is unlikely: fat chance she had of influencing him.
¦ verb (fats, fatting, fatted) archaic make or become fat.
Phrases
the fat is in the fire something has happened that will inevitably cause trouble.
kill the fatted calf produce one's best food to celebrate, especially at a prodigal's return. [with biblical allusion to Luke 15.]
live off (or on) the fat of the land have the best of everything.
Derivatives
fatless adjective
fatly adverb
fatness noun
fattish adjective
Origin
OE ftt, of W. Gmc origin.
Pronunciation examples for Fat
1. fat?
Stopping The Madness - The Mindset for Lasting Health _ Michael Stack _ Talks at Google
2. Fat.
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3. fat.
Stopping The Madness - The Mindset for Lasting Health _ Michael Stack _ Talks at Google
4. fat.
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5. fat.
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Examples of use of Fat
1. You‘ll probably see in the mirror a massive, ugly, protruding stomach, fat arms, fat face, fat legs, fat everything.
2. Lasagne: 632cals, 28.4g fat, 12.3g saturated fat.
3. What fat children inherit from fat parents is bad eating habits, not fat bellies.
4. Most fat people would rather be called anything except fat.
5. Fat found around the hips is different from abdomen fat.