(n.) A measure of quantity, differing for different commodities.
(superl.) Abounding with fat
(superl.) Fleshy; characterized by fatness; plump; corpulent; not lean; as, a fat man; a fat ox.
(superl.) Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; -- said of food.
(superl.) Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
(superl.) Fertile; productive; as, a fat soil; a fat pasture.
(superl.) Rich; producing a large income; desirable; as, a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job.
(superl.) Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
(superl.) Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; -- said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.; as, a fat take; a fat page.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to live on the fat of the land.
(n.) Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent, and, therefore, profitable to the compositor.
(a.) To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with abundant food; as, to fat fowls or sheep.
(v. i.) To grow fat, plump, and fleshy.
Example Sentences:
(1) This effect was more marked in breast cancer patients which may explain our earlier finding that women with upper body fat localization are at increased risk for developing breast cancer.
(2) After a period on fat-rich diet the patient's physical fitness was increased and the recovery period after the acute load was shorter.
(3) In the clinical trials in which there was complete substitution of fat-modified ruminant foods for conventional ruminant products the fall in serum cholesterol was approximately 10%.
(4) To estimate the age of onset of these differences, and to assess their relationship to abdominal and gluteal adipocyte size, we measured adiposity, adipocyte size, and glucose and insulin concentrations during a glucose tolerance test in lean (less than 20% body fat), prepubertal children from each race.
(5) High radioactivities were observed in the digestive organs, mesenteric lymphnodes, liver, pancreas, urinary bladder, fat tissue, kidney and spleen after oral administration to rats.
(6) There were few significant differences between high polyunsaturated (safflower oil) and saturated fat (lard) diet groups.
(7) Protein composition was determined in mesenteric lymph chylomicrons from fat-fed rats.
(8) The relationship of weight history with current fat distribution was also explored.
(9) The heterogeneity of obesity may be demonstrated by the shape of fat distribution and the prolactin response to insulin hypoglycaemia.
(10) Dietary factors affect intestinal P450s markedly--iron restriction rapidly decreased intestinal P450 to beneath detectable values; selenium deficiency acted similarly but was less effective; Brussels sprouts increased intestinal AHH activity 9.8-fold, ECOD activity 3.2-fold, and P450 1.9-fold; fried meat and dietary fat significantly increased intestinal EROD activity; a vitamin A-deficient diet increased, and a vitamin A-rich diet decreased intestinal P450 activities; and excess cholesterol in the diet increased intestinal P450 activity.
(11) I usually use them as a rag with which to clean the toilet but I didn’t have anything else to wear today because I’m so fat.” While this exchange will sound baffling to outsiders, to Brits it actually sounds like this: “You like my dress?
(12) Assuming 1 kg LBM to contain 52.1 mmol potassium, the mean LBM was 3028 g in the I-NSM and 2739 in the I-SM; mean fat mass was similar in both groups.
(13) Cholestyramine resin was beneficial in reducing stool bulk but had no substantial effect on fat absorption.
(14) This study examined the association between diet composition, particularly dietary fat intake, and body-fat percentage in 205 adult females.
(15) With both approaches, carbohydrate and fat had little influence whereas egg albumin had a significant inhibitory effect on the absorption of nonheme iron.
(16) Computed Tomography was used to demonstrate the increased retro-orbital fat.
(17) The results obtained on fat cell membranes from abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue demonstrated the following.
(18) The latter appears to reflect methodological problems since both fat-free determinations depend upon TBW rather than somatic proteins.
(19) There were no relationships between blood pressure and calorie-adjusted intakes of fats, carbohydrates, sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium.
(20) As with alloplastic orbital implant extrusions in enucleated sockets, autogeneous dermis fat grafts can be useful in managing extrusions in previously eviscerated sockets.
Greaves
Definition:
(n. pl.) The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for dogs' food. In Scotland it is called cracklings.
Example Sentences:
(1) At Wembley England fielded: Springett; Armfield, McNeil; Robson, Swan, Flowers; Douglas, Greaves, Smith, Haynes, Charlton.
(2) These things happen, it all comes together and a team suddenly starts purring; we hit five in about 10 minutes and, with Jimmy [Greaves] in that groove, we'd have beaten any team anywhere.
(3) Mark Greaves, campaigns director of the School Exclusion Project, said: “This new test gives headteachers far too much discretion.
(4) England have now put together five clean sheets for the first time since 2006 and Rooney might have pulled level with Greaves if he had been able to beat Pareiko for a second time when he ran clear in the closing moments.
(5) He wrote it himself, starting with Jimmy Greaves's 266 at the top.
(6) Only minor support is noted for the neurofacial torsion model of Greaves (J. Zool.
(7) Chelsea's hot shots Player (Goals) Bobby Tambling (202) Kerry Dixon (193) Roy Bentley (150) Peter Osgood (150) Frank Lampard (143) Jimmy Greaves (132) George Mills (123) Didier Drogba (113) George Hilsdon (107) Barry Bridges (93)
(8) That’s when everything comes together – innovation, customer insight, creativity, communications and sales – and you get to demonstrate how these different elements work together, to create value and growth for a business,” says Gemma Greaves, MD of the Marketing Society, a networking club for marketing directors.
(9) Tony Greaves Liberal Democrat, House of Lords • The recent Labour party conference was dominated by attempts to rebrand Jim Murphy ( Election 2015, 7 April ).
(10) RSA director David Greaves said: "Bad weather in the run-up to Christmas will have a major impact on the UK's economy and could lead to significant losses for already struggling businesses."
(11) A further possible explanation, related to the geographical variation in the reprocessing of greaves to produce meat and bone meal, was identified for the geographical variation in the incidence of BSE.
(12) Rat and human thymus, like sheep thymus (Narasimhan, Hay, Greaves & Murray (1976) Biochim, Biophys.
(13) Aggregation-inhibiting protein (AIP: Curtis & Greaves, 1965), which diminishes the adhesiveness of cells, particularly at low temperatures, is identified in the present paper as phospholipase A2 (EC.
(14) This GPS III launch services contract award achieves a balance between mission success, meeting operational needs, lowering launch costs, and reintroducing competition for national security space missions,” said Lieutenant General Samuel Greaves, who heads the air force’s Space and Missile Systems Centre.
(15) According to Greaves, this increase is the result of a new type of leukemia, which was first seen in Britain between 1920 and 1940.
(16) The truth seems to be that Haffey put his afternoon's experience down solely to the commanding resplendence of Haynes and his artful lieutenant Jimmy Greaves, who scored a hat-trick.
(17) Rooney’s second-half winner in Tallinn has put him within one goal of equalling Jimmy Greaves’s total of 44 for the national team and six off Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time record of 49, and he will reach his century of appearances against Slovenia.
(18) "We believe that all monuments should be in good taste and consistent with community standards," Greaves wrote in letter to state officials.
(19) "He's helping a satanic agenda grow more than any of us possibly could," Greaves said.
(20) "With 332 goals, he is by far Derby's all-time top scorer and only Jimmy Greaves has scored more goals in the English top flight.