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fat

adjective as in containing an oily substance

adjective as in productive, rich

noun as in adipose tissue

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There are so many iterations, with the most common called “lean FIRE” or “fat FIRE.”

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These molecules form when proteins or fats bind to sugars, a process that occurs more frequently in people with diabetes.

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“The fattest chicken is in Belgium but there are other chickens around,” De Wever said last month.

Uric acid levels fell sharply, and liver cells no longer accumulated fat when exposed to fructose.

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Fighters usually shed fat over the course of their training camp to get close to the agreed or stipulated weight limit.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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