Term: fat metabolism: a metabolic process that breaks down ingested fats into fatty acids and glycerol and then into simpler compounds that can be used by cells of the body
Candidate hypernym: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life → 1
Candidate hypernym: public service: employment within a government system (especially in the civil service) → 0
Candidate hypernym: gunrunner: a smuggler of guns → 0
Candidate hypernym: punctilio: a fine point of etiquette or petty formality → 0
Candidate hypernym: dry-bulb thermometer: an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature → 0
Candidate hypernym: sillaginidae: small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia → 0
Candidate hypernym: jealousy: zealous vigilance; -Paul Blanshard → 0
Candidate hypernym: hard lead: a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony → 0
Candidate hypernym: clementine: a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa → 0
Candidate hypernym: sweetbread: edible glands of an animal → 0
Candidate hypernym: dad: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk → 0