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
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: public service: employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: gunrunner: a smuggler of guns
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: punctilio: a fine point of etiquette or petty formality
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: dry-bulb thermometer: an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: sillaginidae: small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: jealousy: zealous vigilance; -Paul Blanshard
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: hard lead: a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: clementine: a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: sweetbread: edible glands of an animal
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: dad: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk