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Fat"ten*er (?), n. One who, or
that which, fattens; that which gives fatness or fertility.

Fat"ti*ness (?), n. State or
quality of being fatty.

Fat"tish (?), a. Somewhat fat;
inclined to fatness.

Coleridge, a puffy, anxious, obstructed-looking,
fattish old man.

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.


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