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fatty acid(dictionary)

fatty (iou)



fatty adjective & noun. ['fati] LME.
[from FAT adjective, noun2 + -Y1.]
A. adjective.
Resembling or of the nature of fat; oily, greasy. LME.
(Of a plant) full of sap, juicy; (of an animal) plump. LME-E17.
Of soil: fertile, rich. LME.
Consisting of or containing fat; adipose. L15.
Marked by abnormal deposition of fat. M19.
Special collocations: fatty acid Chemistry any of the series of open-chain carboxylic acids including those found as esters in fats and oils. fatty degeneration tissue degeneration, e.g. of the liver or heart, marked by the deposition of fat in the cells of the tissue.
b. noun. (A nickname for) a fat person. L18.
fattiness noun L16.