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Adipic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; -- applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Alkali
noun · 78% connection
One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcoh…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Bond
noun · 78% connection
A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Butter
noun · 78% connection
Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Calorificient
adjective · 78% connection
Having, or relating to the power of producing heat; -- applied to foods which, being rich in carbon, as the fats, are supposed to give…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Casein
noun · 78% connection
A proteid substance present in both the animal and the vegetable kingdom. In the animal kingdom it is chiefly found in milk, and const…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Cedrene
noun · 78% connection
A rich aromatic oil, C15H24, extracted from oil of red cedar, and regarded as a polymeric terpene; also any one of a class of similar…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Cholesterin
noun · 78% connection
A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Definite
adjective · 78% connection
Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Fatty liver
noun · 78% connection
yellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liver; can be caused by alcoholic cirrhosi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Glyceride
noun · 78% connection
an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and v…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Glycerin
noun · 78% connection
a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Glycerine
noun · 78% connection
An oily, viscous liquid, C3H5(OH)3, colorless and odorless, and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the natural fats and oils as t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Glycerol
noun · 78% connection
a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Humin
noun · 78% connection
A bitter, brownish yellow, amorphous substance, extracted from vegetable mold, and also produced by the action of acids on certain sug…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Kerite
noun · 78% connection
a compound in which tar or asphalt combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rub…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Lanolin
noun · 78% connection
a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
Lipase
noun · 78% connection
an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fatty, substance, extracted, animal, fats.
