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backfats

backfats is the plural of backfat.

Meaning of backfat

Noun

backfat (usually uncountable, plural backfats)

  1. (usually) Fat of the back, especially of pigs.
    • All 37 pigs had blood pressure in a range that would be considered hypertensive in humans and developed elevations in total and LDL and HDL cholesterol, weight gain, increased backfat, and increased insulin resistance (Bergman Si) without overt diabetes.2015 July 6, “Oxidized LDL and Fructosamine Associated with Severity of Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in Insulin Resistant Pigs Fed a High Fat/High NaCl Diet”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about backfats

What is backfats the plural of?
Backfats is the plural of backfat.

Words near backfats in the dictionary

  1. backface
  2. backfaces
  3. backfall
  4. backfalls
  5. backfat
  6. backfats
  7. backfatter
  8. backfatters
  9. backfield
  10. backfielder
  11. backfielders

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