edible fat

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Noun

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edible fat - oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue cracklings - the crisp residue left after lard has been rendered lard - soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog marbling - the intermixture of fat and lean in a cut of meat shortening - fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods suet - hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep drippings - fat that exudes from meat and drips off while it is being roasted or fried vegetable oil, oil - any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants fat - a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"