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FATTY
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Irregular inflected forms: fattier , fattiest
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rotund individual
Synonyms:
butterball; fat person; fatso; fatty; roly-poly
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fatty" is a kind of...):
large person (a person of greater than average size)
Derivation:
fatty (containing or composed of fat)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Containing or composed of fat
Example:
fat tissue
Synonyms:
fat; fatty
Classified under:
Similar:
adipose (composed of animal fat)
buttery (resembling or containing or spread with butter)
greasy; oily; oleaginous; sebaceous (containing an unusual amount of grease or oil)
suety (like or full of suet)
superfatted ((of soap) containing extra unsaponified fat)
Antonym:
nonfat (without fat or fat solids)
Derivation:
fat (a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs)
fattiness (having the property of containing fat)
fatty (a rotund individual)
Context examples:
A genetic disorder characterized by deficiency of the enzyme short-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase that metabolizes short-chain fatty acids.
(Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Short-Chain Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the deficiency of an enzyme involved in the fatty acid oxidation process.
(Mitochondrial Trifunctional Protein Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)
The fatty acid-carnitine is transported into the matrix by a transporter protein in the inner mitochondrial membrane.
(Mitochondrial Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves.
(Myelin, NCI Dictionary)
A saturated long-chain fatty acid with a 14-carbon backbone.
(Myristic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 19 carbons.
(Nonadecenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
This eventually prevents hepatic gluconeogenesis, enhances insulin sensitivity and fatty acid oxidation and ultimately leads to a decrease in glucose levels.
(Metformin hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein plays a role in the synthesis of fatty acids.
(Acyl-CoA Desaturase, NCI Thesaurus)
Inhibition of AKT prevents the phosphorylation of AKT substrates that mediate cellular processes, such as cell division, apoptosis, and glucose and fatty acid metabolism.
(Akt inhibitor AZD5363, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a role in oxidation of fatty acids.
(ALOX12 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
