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  • 51oil — Synonyms and related words: Barbados tar, Haliver Oil, Macassar oil, absinthe, adipose tissue, adulation, aid, alcohol, animal oils, anoint, anthracene oil, aquarelle, asphalt base oil, avocado oil, balm, balsam, bay oil, beechnut oil, beef… …

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  • 52fat liquor — noun Etymology: fat (IV) + liquor : a liquor made of an emulsion of soap and fat (as castor oil or degras) or of sulfonated oil and used in tanning leather * * * fat liquor, a mixture of oils and alkali for oiling hides or skins to make them soft …

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  • 53Fat — The word fat has more meanings that it has letters. It is among other things: {{}}A nutrient: With proteins and carbohydrates, fat, also known as lipid, is one of the three types of nutrients used as energy sources by the body. The energy… …

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  • 54fat — [[t]fæt[/t]] n. adj. fat•ter, fat•test, v., fat•ted, fat•ting 1) anat. any of several oily solids or semisolids that are water insoluble esters of glycerol with fatty acids and are the chief component of animal adipose tissue and many plant seeds …

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  • 55fat — /fæt / (say fat) adjective (fatter, fattest) 1. having much flesh other than muscle; fleshy; corpulent; obese. 2. having much edible flesh; well fattened: to kill a fat lamb. 3. consisting of, resembling, or containing fat. 4. having a large… …

  • 56fat — I. adjective (fatter; fattest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fǣtt, past participle of fǣtan to cram; akin to Old High German feizit fat Date: before 12th century 1. notable for having an unusual amount of fat: a. plump b. obese c …

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  • 57Fat tail — A fat tail is a property of some probability distributions (alternatively referred to as heavy tailed distributions) exhibiting extremely large kurtosis particularly relative to the ubiquitous normal which itself is an example of an exceptionally …

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  • 58fat — 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:… …

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  • 59Oil, tropical — Coconut, palm kernel or palm oil. Like all fats and oils, these three oils contain various types of fatty acids but, unlike other plant oils, they contain a great deal of saturated fatty acids. Coconut oil is 92%, palm kernel oil 82% and palm oil …

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  • 60fat — 1. noun /fæt/ a) A large open vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern. We need to trim the fat in this company b) A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long term storage of energy. In 1431 New College purchases …

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