white fat
Americannoun
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Most fat in the body is white fat, which stores excess energy and can contribute to obesity when it accumulates.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026
While butchering the deer, Rinella carves out chunks of white fat from behind the animal’s eyeballs.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
Beneath the skin, the cords had left faint furrows in some animals' thick white fat.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2022
The crimson pieces of short rib, punctuated with a strip of white fat next to the bones, turned buttery after a few minutes on the grill.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
He had soft, white, fat hands and a plump face and wore a white guayabera shot with gold threads.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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