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   fatty tissue
         n 1: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as
               a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital
               organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
               [syn: {adipose tissue}, {fat}, {fatty tissue}]

English Dictionary: fatty tissue by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fitted sheet
n
  1. a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress
    Synonym(s): fitted sheet, contour sheet
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fatidical \Fa*tid"i*cal\, a. [L. fatidicus; fatum fate + dicere
      to say, tell.]
      Having power to foretell future events; prophetic;
      fatiloquent; as, the fatidical oak. [R.] --Howell. --
      {Fa*tid"i*cal*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fatidical \Fa*tid"i*cal\, a. [L. fatidicus; fatum fate + dicere
      to say, tell.]
      Having power to foretell future events; prophetic;
      fatiloquent; as, the fatidical oak. [R.] --Howell. --
      {Fa*tid"i*cal*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fatty \Fat"ty\, a.
      Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy;
      gross; as, a fatty substance.
  
      {Fatty 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fatuitous \Fa*tu"i*tous\, a.
      Stupid; fatuous.
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