animal fat

/ˌænəməl fæt/

Other forms: animal fats

Definitions of animal fat

1. noun

   any fat obtained from animals
   “animal fat is high in saturated fatty acids”

   types:

   bone fat

   fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling or steaming; used chiefly in candles and cheap soaps and in lubricating greases

   butterfat

   the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made

   type of:

   animal material

   material derived from animals

   fat

   a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)