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matière grasse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fat noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.

Senses

matière grasse is used for these senses in English:

  • fat (countable) A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.

fat — full definition

  1. noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
  2. adj Having a large amount of body fat; overweight.
  3. noun The most valuable or wasteful part of something, as in "trim the fat" from a budget.

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