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ANIMAL FAT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any fat obtained from animals

Example:

animal fat is high in saturated fatty acids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("animal fat" is a kind of...):

animal material (material derived from animals)

fat (a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "animal fat"):

bone fat (fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling or steaming; used chiefly in candles and cheap soaps and in lubricating greases)

butterfat (the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made)

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