FATS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Fat

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English fǣtt ‘well fed, plump’, also ‘fatty, oily’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vet and German feist

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fat
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a natural oily substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs

Short Definition:

natural oily substance

Examples:
  • whales and seals insulate themselves with layers of fat
Definition:

any of a group of natural esters of glycerol and various fatty acids, which are solid at room temperature and are the main constituents of animal and vegetable fat

Short Definition:

natural ester of glycerol and fatty acids

Examples:
  • some 40 per cent of our daily calories are derived from dietary fats

Word: Fat

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fat
Dialects: British English
Definition:

make or become fat

Short Definition:

make or become fat

Examples:
  • numbers of black cattle are fatted here
  • the hogs have been fatting

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