defatted
defatted is the simple past and past participle of defat.
Meaning of defat
Verb
defat (third-person singular simple present defats, present participle defatting, simple past and past participle defatted)
- To remove fat from a material, especially by the use of solvents
Adjective
defatted (comparative more defatted, superlative most defatted)
- From which fat has been removed (often by use of solvents)
- Soy flour, its defatted form and except for its fiber content, has more resemblance in physical and chemical properties to nonfat dry milk solids, and more properly might be called "defatted soy solids," or "soy powder," or "soy pulverate;" however, the defatted soy flour has nearly 20% more...1972, Allan Kay Smith, Sidney Joseph Circle, Soybeans: Chemistry and Technology: Proteins, page 310
Forms of defatted
| comparative | more defatted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most defatted |
Words formed from defatted
Questions about defatted
- What does defatted mean?
- Defatted means from which fat has been removed (often by use of solvents).
- What is defatted the simple past and past participle of?
- Defatted is the simple past and past participle of defat.
- What part of speech is defatted?
- Defatted is an adjective.
Words near defatted in the dictionary
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