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Webster 1913 Edition
Fatty
Fat′ty
,Adj.
Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross;
as, a
. fatty
substanceFatty acid
(Chem.)
, any one of the paraffin series of monocarbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; – so called because the higher members, as stearic and palmitic acids, occur in the natural fats, and are themselves fatlike substances.
– Fatty clays
. See under
– Clay
. Fatty degeneration
(Med.)
, a diseased condition, in which the oil globules, naturally present in certain organs, are so multiplied as gradually to destroy and replace the efficient parts of these organs.
– Fatty heart
, Fatty liver
etc.
– (Med.)
, a heart, liver, etc., which have been the subjects of fatty degeneration or infiltration. Fatty infiltration
(Med.)
, a condition in which there is an excessive accumulation of fat in an organ, without destruction of any essential parts of the latter.
– Fatty tumor
(Med.)
, a tumor consisting of fatty or adipose tissue; lipoma.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fatty
FAT'TY
,Adj.