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ANIMAL FAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
animal fat is high in saturated fatty acids
Classified under:
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)