bone fat

/boʊn fæt/
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Other forms: bone fats

Definitions of bone fat
  1. noun
    fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling or steaming; used chiefly in candles and cheap soaps and in lubricating greases
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    type of:
    animal fat
    any fat obtained from animals
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