fatty+or+oily+substance

  • 1Fatty series — Fat Fat, n. 1. (Physiol. Chem.) An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See {Adipose tissue}, under {Adipose}. [1913 Webster] Note: Animal fats… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2substance — noun 1 material ADJECTIVE ▪ addictive, cancer causing (esp. AmE), carcinogenic, dangerous, harmful, hazardous, noxious, poisonous, radioactive, toxic …

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  • 3grease — grease1 [gri:s] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: craisse, graisse, from Latin crassus thick, fat ] 1.) a fatty or oily substance that comes off meat when it is cooked, or off food made using butter or oil 2.) a thick oily substance… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4se|ba|ceous — «sih BAY shuhs», adjective. 1. having to do with fat; fatty; greasy. SYNONYM(S): oily, oleaginous. 2. secreting a fatty or oily substance. ╂[< Latin sēbum tallow, grease, suet + English aceous] …

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  • 5grease — grɪːs n. melted or rendered fat of animals; any fatty or oily substance; lubricant v. put grease on; lubricate; cause to run smoothly; bribe (Slang) …

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  • 6greased — adj. oiled, lubricated, rubbed with grease grɪːs n. melted or rendered fat of animals; any fatty or oily substance; lubricant v. put grease on; lubricate; cause to run smoothly; bribe (Slang) …

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  • 7greases — grɪːs n. melted or rendered fat of animals; any fatty or oily substance; lubricant v. put grease on; lubricate; cause to run smoothly; bribe (Slang) …

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  • 8greasing — grɪːs n. melted or rendered fat of animals; any fatty or oily substance; lubricant v. put grease on; lubricate; cause to run smoothly; bribe (Slang) …

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  • 9grease — I. n. 1. Unctuous matter (lard, tallow, etc.), fatty or oily substance. 2. (Farriery.) Scratches. II. v. a. 1. Smear with grease. 2. Bribe, give a douceur to, corrupt with gifts …

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  • 10oil — vb Oil, grease, lubricate, anoint, cream all mean to smear or treat with an oily, fatty, or greasy substance, but they vary greatly in their implications of the substance used and the purpose for which it is employed and in their idiomatic… …

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