| NOUN | substance | animal fat | any fat obtained from animals |
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| Meaning | Any fat obtained from animals. | |
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| Example | "animal fat is high in saturated fatty acids" | |
| Narrower | bone fat | fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling or steaming |
| butterfat | The fatty substance of milk from which butter is made | |
| Broader | animal material | material derived from animals |
| fat | A soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides) | |
| Spanish | enjundia, grasa animal, saín | |
| Catalan | greix animal, sagí, saïm | |
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