fatty (redirected from Fatty acid synthase)

fat·ty  (ft)

adj. fat·ti·er, fat·ti·est

1. Containing or composed of fat: fatty food; fatty deposits.

2. Characteristic of fat; greasy.

3. Derived from or chemically related to fat.

n. pl. fat·ties Offensive

A fat person.

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fatti·ly adv.

fatti·ness n.

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fatty [ˈfætɪ]

adj -tier, -tiest

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) containing, consisting of, or derived from fat

2. having the properties of fat; greasy; oily

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (esp of tissues, organs, etc.) characterized by the excessive accumulation of fat

n pl -ties

Informal a fat person

fattily  adv

fattiness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fatty - a rotund individual                   butterball, fat person, fatso, roly-poly large person - a person of greater than average size
Adj.	1.	fatty - containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" fat fat-free, fatless, nonfat - without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk"

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fatty

adjective greasy, fat, creamy, oily, adipose, oleaginous, suety, rich fatty acids

Translations

fatty [ˈfætɪ]

A. ADJ (fattier (compar) (fattiest (superl)))

1. [food] → graso

2. (Anat) [tissue] → adiposo

B. N → gordo/a m/f
fatty! → ¡gordo!

C. CPD fatty acid N → ácido m graso

fatty [ˈfæti]

adj [food] → gras(se)

n

(pejorative) → gros* $(grosse)m/f
fatty acid n → acide m gras
fatty tissue n → tissu m adipeux

fatty

adj (+er) → fett; (= greasy) → fettig; fatty deposits → Fettablagerungen pl; fatty tissue → Fettgewebe nt; fatty tumour → Fettgeschwulst f; they have a fattier diet than us → sie ernähren sich fettreicher als wir

n (inf) → Dickerchen nt (inf)

fatty [ˈfætɪ]

1. adj (foods) → grasso/a (Anat) (tissue) → grasso/a, adiposo/a

2. n (fam) → ciccione/a