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| adipose |
of, resembling, or pertaining to animal fat; fatty. [2 definitions] |
| batten1 |
to grow fat; thrive. [1/3 definitions] |
| blubber |
the layer of fat beneath the skin of whales, seals, and other large sea mammals. [2/5 definitions] |
| blubbery |
fat or swollen. [1/3 definitions] |
| body fat |
fat in a person's body, or the concentration of fat in a person's body. |
| braise |
to cook slowly in a small amount of liquid in a covered pot, esp. after sauteeing in fat. |
| butter |
a solid fat made by churning cream, used for cooking and spreading on bread. [1/3 definitions] |
| butterfat |
the fat of milk, from which butter is made. |
| chyle |
a light-colored fluid containing emulsified fat that is formed from chyme in the small intestine and that is absorbed by the lacteals and passed into the bloodstream. |
| cocoa butter |
a yellowish white fat derived from cacao seeds that is used in cosmetics, soaps, pharmaceuticals, and confections. |
| connective tissue |
tissue in the body, such as fat, cartilage, or bone, that holds together and supports organs and other tissues. |
| corpulence |
the state of being very fat; obesity. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| crackling |
(usu. pl.) the crispy bits that are left after poultry or pork fat has been rendered. [1/3 definitions] |
| croquette |
a cake or patty of minced food such as fish, usu. held together with eggs or a thick sauce, coated with bread crumbs, and fried in deep fat. |
| deep-fry |
to fry in a deep pan with enough fat or oil to cover what is being cooked. |
| dough |
a thick mixture of flour or meal and a liquid such as water or milk that is prepared for baking into bread, cookies, or the like. Dough typically also includes some type of oil or fat. [1/3 definitions] |
| doughnut |
a small, sweet, usu. ring-shaped cake that has been fried in deep fat. [1/2 definitions] |
| dubbin |
a mixture of oil and fat used to soften and waterproof leather. |
| egg roll |
a thin flat square of egg dough that is folded like an envelope around finely chopped raw vegetables and shredded pork or shrimp, and then fried in deep fat. |
| Falstaff |
a fat, boisterous, boastful knight in Henry IV and The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare. |
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