Fat vs. Cholesterol

Fatadjective

Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.

Fatadjective

Thick.

Fatadjective

Bountiful.

Fatadjective

Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; said of food.

Fatadjective

(obsolete) Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.

Fatadjective

Fertile; productive.

Fatadjective

Rich; producing a large income; desirable.

Fatadjective

Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.

Fatadjective

Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.

Fatadjective

alternative form of phat

Fatnoun

(uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.

Fatnoun

(countable) A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.

Fatnoun

That part of an organization deemed wasteful.

Fatnoun

(slang) An erection.

Fatnoun

(golf) A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)

Fatnoun

The best or richest productions; the best part.

Fatnoun

Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.

Fatnoun

(obsolete) A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.

Fatnoun

(obsolete) A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.

Fatverb

To make fat; to fatten.

Fatverb

To become fat; to fatten.

Fatnoun

A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

Fatnoun

A measure of quantity, differing for different commodities.

Fatnoun

An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See Adipose tissue, under Adipose.

Fatnoun

The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to live on the fat of the land.

Fatnoun

Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent, and, therefore, profitable to the compositor.

Fatadjective

Abounding with fat

Fatadjective

Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.

Fatadjective

Fertile; productive; as, a fat soil; a fat pasture.

Fatadjective

Rich; producing a large income; desirable; as, a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job.

Fatadjective

Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.

Fatadjective

Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; - said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.; as, a fat take; a fat page.

Fatverb

To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with abundant food; as, to fat fowls or sheep.

Fatverb

To grow fat, plump, and fleshy.

Fatnoun

a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides);

Fatnoun

a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs;

Fatnoun

excess bodily weight;

Fatverb

make fat or plump;

Fatadjective

having much flesh (especially fat);

Fatadjective

having a relatively large diameter;

Fatadjective

containing or composed of fat;

Fatadjective

lucrative;

Fatadjective

marked by great fruitfulness;

Fatadjective

a chubby body;

Fatnoun

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

Fatnoun

a fatty substance made from animal or plant products, used in cooking

Fatnoun

the presence of excess fat in a person or animal

Fatnoun

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

Fatadjective

(of a person or animal) having a large amount of excess flesh

Fatadjective

(of an animal bred for food) made plump for slaughter.

Fatadjective

containing much fat

Fatadjective

(of coal) containing a high proportion of volatile oils.

Fatadjective

large in bulk or circumference

Fatadjective

(especially in the context of financial reward) substantial

Fatadjective

used ironically to express the belief that something is unlikely or does not exist

Fatverb

make or become fat

Fat

In nutrition, biology, and chemistry, fat usually means any ester of fatty acids, or a mixture of such compounds, most commonly those that occur in living beings or in food.The term often refers specifically to triglycerides (triple esters of glycerol), that are the main components of vegetable oils and of fatty tissue in animals; or, even more narrowly, to triglycerides that are solid or semisolid at room temperature, thus excluding oils. The term may also be used more broadly as a synonym of lipid—any substance of biological relevance, composed of carbon, hydrogen, or oxygen, that is insoluble in water but soluble in non-polar solvents.

Cholesterolnoun

(biochemistry) A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.

Cholesterolnoun

The level of cholesterol in the body.

Cholesterolnoun

an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues

Cholesterol

Cholesterol (from the Ancient Greek chole- (bile) and stereos (solid), followed by the chemical suffix -ol for an alcohol) is an organic molecule. It is a sterol (or modified steroid), a type of lipid.