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fat metabolism

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Noun1.fat metabolism - 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
metabolic process, metabolism - the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life


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