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| myelin |
soft, white, fatty matter that sheathes certain nerve fibers. |
| neat's-foot oil |
a fatty oil obtained by boiling cattle bones and used as a dressing for leather. |
| nonfatty |
combined form of fatty. |
| palmitic acid |
a fatty acid obtained from palm oil and other natural oils and fats that is used in making soaps. |
| phosphatide |
a lipid compound, such as lecithin, that contains both phosphoric acid and glycerol and occurs in the fatty tissue of cellular organisms. |
| sebum |
the semiliquid fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands. |
| squalene |
a hydrocarbon that occurs in sharks' livers and human fatty deposits and is an intermediate product in the formation of cholesterol. |
| steapsin |
an enzyme in the pancreatic juice that facilitates the hydrolysis of fats into fatty acids and glycerol. |
| stearic acid |
a colorless, odorless, waxlike fatty acid, occurring in many animal and vegetable fats, that is used in making candles, soaps, and cosmetics. |
| sterol |
one of a group of solid alcohols that is stored in fatty tissue, such as cholesterol. |
| tallow |
the hard fatty matter from animals such as cattle or sheep, used in making soap, candles, lubricants, and certain foods. [1/3 definitions] |
| triglyceride |
an ester derived from glycerol and three fatty acid radicals which is the main component of fats and oils. |
| wax1 |
any solid, plastic substance composed of hydrocarbons, fatty acids, alcohol, and esters that is easily molded when heated. (See sealing wax.) [1/5 definitions] |
| wen1 |
a benign fatty tumor of the skin, esp. on the head; sebaceous cyst. |
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