FATTY (fattier, fattiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: fattier    , fattiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does fatty mean? 

• FATTY (noun)
  The noun FATTY has 1 sense:

1. a rotund individual

  Familiarity information: FATTY used as a noun is very rare.

• FATTY (adjective)
  The adjective FATTY has 1 sense:

1. containing or composed of fat

  Familiarity information: FATTY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FATTY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rotund individual

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

butterball; fat person; fatso; fatty; roly-poly

Hypernyms ("fatty" is a kind of...):

large person (a person of greater than average size)

Derivation:

fatty (containing or composed of fat)

• FATTY (adjective)

Comparative: fattier   
Superlative: fattiest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Containing or composed of fat

Synonyms:

fat; fatty

Context example:

fat tissue

Similar:

adipose (composed of animal fat)

buttery (resembling or containing or spread with butter)

greasy; oily; oleaginous; sebaceous (containing an unusual amount of grease or oil)

suety (like or full of suet)

superfatted ((of soap) containing extra unsaponified fat)

Antonym:

nonfat (without fat or fat solids)

Derivation:

fat (a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs)

fattiness (having the property of containing fat)

fatty (a rotund individual)

 Context examples 

Malate can be oxidized to pyruvate by the malic enzyme, with production of NADPH as well, that can contribute to fatty acid biosynthesis.

(Acetyl Group Shuttle Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Besides high amounts of vitamins, minerals and fatty acids, acai berry is rich in phytonutrients such as anthocyanins and flavones which are potent scavengers of reactive oxygen species.

(Acai Berry Juice, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the modulation of long-chain fatty acid biosynthesis.

(Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Omega-3 fatty acids (omega-3s) are a group of molecules that have many important functions in the body.

(Omega-3s linked with lower risk of fatal heart attacks, NIH)

A genetic disorder characterized by deficiency of the enzyme long-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase that metabolizes long-chain fatty acids.

(Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Long-Chain Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

AMPK regulates several cellular systems including the cellular uptake of glucose, the beta-oxidation of fatty acids, protein synthesis, and the biogenesis of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) and mitochondria.

(Acadesine, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 protein, is involved in long-chain fatty acid biosynthesis.

(ACACA wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A frequent consumption of vegetable oil-based margarines containing at least 60 per cent fat was associated with higher proportions of the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids, linoleic acids and alpha-linolenic acids in plasma.

(Blood Fatty Acids Reveal Your Child's Diet, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This gene plays a role in the synthesis of long-chain fatty acids.

(ACACA Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A genetic disorder characterized by deficiency of the enzyme medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase that metabolizes medium-chain fatty acids.

(Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Medium-Chain Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)