(fat globules)

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• fat cell — n. a cell in connective tissue specialized for the synthesis of glucose, fatty acids, etc. and storage of the derived globules of fat …   English World dictionary

• Globules of fat — In human cell biology globules of fat are the individual pieces of intracellular fat inside other cell types than adipocytes (fat cells). In other words:a vacuole or droplet of triglyceride or some other blood lipid, which is located inside a… …   Wikipedia

• Fat cell — A cell containing fat. Also called an adipocyte. A fat cell, or adipocyte, is a connective tissue cell that has differentiated and become specialized in the synthesis (manufacture) and storage of fat. The fat cell (adipocyte) is important to the… …   Medical dictionary

• Milk — For other uses, see Milk (disambiguation). Foremilk and Hindmilk samples of human breast milk …   Wikipedia

• dairy product — Introduction        milk and any of the foods made from milk, including butter, cheese, ice cream, yogurt, and condensed and dried milk.       Milk has been used by humans since the beginning of recorded time to provide both fresh and storable… …   Universalium

• Butter — is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications such as baking, sauce making, and frying. Butter consists of butterfat, water and milk proteins. Most …   Wikipedia

• Churning (butter) — Farmer selling the churned butter (machine in the foreground). Churning is the process of shaking up whole milk (or cream) to make butter, and various forms of butter churn have been used for the purpose. In Europe from the Middle Ages until the… …   Wikipedia

• butter — butterless, adj. butterlike, adj. /but euhr/, n. 1. the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned. 2. this substance, processed for cooking and table use. 3. any of various… …   Universalium

• fatty degeneration — n a process of tissue degeneration marked by the deposition of fat globules in the cells called also steatosis * * * deterioration in the health of a tissue due to the deposition of abnormally large amounts of fat in its cells. The accumulation… …   Medical dictionary

• fatty degeneration — noun 1. : a process of tissue degeneration marked by the deposition of fat globules in the cells 2. : moral or artistic degeneration especially as a result of sloth or complacency, overindulgence, or luxury * * * Pathol. deterioration of the… …   Useful english dictionary

• cream — /kreem/, n. 1. the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized. 2. a soft solid or thick liquid containing medicaments or other specific ingredients, applied externally for a prophylactic …   Universalium