fatty+substance

  • 101suberin — su·ber·in sü bə rən n a complex fatty substance that is found in the cells of cork …

    Medical dictionary

  • 102marrow — mar|row [ˈmærəu US rou] n [: Old English; Origin: mearg] 1.) [U] the soft fatty substance in the hollow centre of bones = ↑bone marrow ▪ a bone marrow transplant 2.) [U and C] BrE a large long dark green vegetable that grows on the ground 3.) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 103lecithin — fatty substance found in the yolks of eggs (among other places), 1861, from Fr. lécithine (coined 1850 by N.T. Gobley), from Gk. lekithos egg yolk, + chemical suffix INE (Cf. ine) (2). Gk. lekithos is of unknown origin …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 104margarin — 1836, from Fr. margarine, a chemical term given to a fatty substance obtained from animal and vegetable oil, coined by French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786 1889) in 1813 from (acide) margarique margaric (acid); lit. pearly, from Gk.… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 105bone marrow — N UNCOUNT Bone marrow is the soft fatty substance inside human or animal bones. There are 2,000 children worldwide who need a bone marrow transplant. Syn: marrow …

    English dictionary

  • 106cholesterol — cho·les·ter·ol || kÉ™ lestÉ™rÉ’l n. fatty substance present in the blood and in certain foods (excess amount can cause a hardening of the arteries) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 107coconut oil — white fatty substance obtained from coconuts …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 108high cholesterol — finding of cholesterol in the bloodstream, finding of a fatty substance in body tissue …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 109lanolin — lan·o·lin || lænəʊlɪn , liːn n. fatty substance derived from wool (used in soaps, cosmetics, etc.) …

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  • 110lanoline — lan·o·line || lænəʊlɪn , liːn n. fatty substance derived from wool (used in soaps, cosmetics, etc.) …

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