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FAT METABOLISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metabolic process that breaks down ingested fats into fatty acids and glycerol and then into simpler compounds that can be used by cells of the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("fat metabolism" is a kind of...):
metabolic process; metabolism (the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life)
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