FAT METABOLISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A metabolic process that breaks down ingested fats into fatty acids and glycerol and then into simpler compounds that can be used by cells of the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

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

metabolic process; metabolism (the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life)

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