Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fat_metabolism

1 sense of fat metabolism

Sense 1
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)
       => metabolism, metabolic process -- (the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life)