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"FATS" is a plural of: fat. |
Date "FATS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1607. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | One of the three main classes of food and a source of energy in the body. Bile dissolves fats, and enzymes break them down. This process moves fats into cells. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
FATS | English | Foreign affiliates trade statistics | Statistics |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
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Screenplays | Because Santa iswatching his saturated fats. (The Santa Clause; writing credit: Leonardo Benvenuti; Steve Rudnick) | |
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From an overhead angle, 2 pieces of red meat are shown with a knife on a cutting board, sitting on a white tile counter. Above the image, red lettering reads: "Choose lean meats, trim extra fats, avoid adding fat in cooking". Shot on 4x5 format. This was used in the 1989 calendar "Eat for Good Health" February 1989. See artwork: PV-19. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). | Shown is an ad from the Washington Post November 6, 1985. The ad talks about fats, vegetables, Vitamin A and C, and fiber. It states the fiber or roughage may help prevent colon cancer. It also shows the 1-800-4-CANCER phone number. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. | ||
![]() | Fats and Substitutes. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | People at a party gathered around Fats Waller at the piano. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Fats Domino, singing, seated at piano, accompanying band at right, at a Greenwich Village night club, audience seated at tables in foreground, in scene from the film "The Big Beat". Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Manpower, junior size. Too young to help? Not the youngsters of Roanoke, Virginia. They're out to win the war by gathering up every piece of scrap metal, every bit of worn out rubber, and all waste fats and greases in the town. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | The specific gravity of "soap" oil is determined. "Soap" oil is obtained by extraction with a solvent from the cake which remains after the first two pressings. One third of our total consumption of fats and oils is for non-food uses. Eighteen percent of. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Potomac Electric Power Co. substations. Substation no. 38 window display: Save waste fats. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | This is what God gives us - what are you giving so that others may live? Eat less wheat, meat, fats, sugar - send more to Europe or they will starve / / A. Hendee. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Hunger - For three years America has fought starvation in Belgium Will you eat less wheat, meat, fats and sugar that we may still send food in ship loads? / / Raleigh. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | It aids digestion of fats in the duodenum. (references) | |
These lipopigments are made up of fats and proteins. (references) | ||
Nutrients Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. (references) | ||
Business | All fats and oils used as ingredients must be specifically identified on the label. (references) | |
On April 29, 2000, KFDA announced expanded nutrient reference values of 32 nutrients including starch, fat, protein, dietary fiber, saturated fats, 13 vitamins and 13 minerals under Nutrient Reference Values Regarding Nutritional Labeling of Food'. (references) | ||
Economic History | Nicaragua | Tallow: In 2000, U.S. exports of animal fats to Nicaragua totaled $2.7 million. (references) |
Haiti | Animal or Vegetable Fats, Oils are the second largest dollar value U.S. agricultural exports to Haiti. (references) | |
Spain | Since utilization of animal fats is now more restrictive, more soybean oil will be used as a substitute. (references) | |
Political Economy | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | These include poultry, fish, oils and fats, motor vehicles, cigarette papers, small ships and boats, and pesticides. (references) |
Trade | Kuwait | All ingredients of fats and oils must be specifically identified on the label. (references) |
Singapore | Special labels are required for certain foods, medicines and goods such as edible and non-edible animal fats as well as paints and solvents. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "FATS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "FATS" is used about 274 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 274 | 17,727 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "FATS": Dietary Fats ♦ fats Domino ♦ fats Waller ♦ natural fats ♦ Polyunsaturated Fats ♦ Unsaturated Fats ♦ yellow fats. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "FATS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 油脂. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | fede vegetabilske fedtstoffer og olier,rå,raffinerede eller fraktionerede (crude, fixed vegetable fats and oils, refined or fractionated), faste eller halvfaste fedtstoffer (pasty or solid fats), hydrogenering af fedtstoffer (hardening of fats, hydrogenation of fats), hydrogenerede fedter (hydrogenated fats), hydrogenation af fedtstoffer (hardening of fats, hydrogenation of fats), haerdede fedter (hydrogenated fats), genanvendelse af fedtstoffer (recycling of fats), natrium-,kalium-og calciumsalte af spisefedtsyrer,alene eller blandede (alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, sodium), mineralske olier og fedtstoffer (fats and greases, mineral oils), affald fra fremstilling,formulering,distribution og brug af fedt,smørelse,sæbe,detergenter,desinfektionsmidler og kosmetiske midler (detergents disinfectants and cosmetics, grease, soaps, waste from the MFSU of fats), disse salte fremstilles enten af spiselige fedtstoffer eller af destillerede spisefedtsyrer (alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, sodium), dilatering af fedt (dilatation of fats), autoklave til forsaebning af fedtstoffer (autoclave for saponifying fats), animalsk fedt (animal fat, animal fats), afgift paa olie og fedt (tax on oils and fats), E470 (alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, sodium). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vetharding (hardening of fats, hydrogenation, hydrogenation of fats), recyclage van vetten (recycling of fats), plantaardige vetten en vette oliën,ruw of geraffineerd,alsmede fracties daarvan (crude, fixed vegetable fats and oils, refined or fractionated), pasteuze of harde vetten (pasty or solid fats), natrium-,kalium-of calciumzouten van in spijsvetten voorkomende vetzuren,al dan niet gemengd,verkregen uit spijsvetten of uit gedistilleerde vetzuren van spijsvetten (alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, sodium), minerale oliën en vetten (fats and greases, mineral oils), meervoudig onverzadigde vetten en olien (polyunsaturated fats and oils, polyunsaturates), harden van vetten (hardening of fats, hydrogenation of fats), gehydrogeneerde vetten (hydrogenated fats), E470 (alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, sodium), dierlijk vet (animal fat, animal fats), belasting op oliën en vetten (tax on oils and fats), autoclaaf voor het verzepen van vetten (autoclave for saponifying fats), afval van bereiding,formulering,levering en gebruik van vetten,smeermiddelen,zepen,detergenten,desinfecterende middelen en kosmetische produkten (detergents disinfectants and cosmetics, grease, soaps, waste from the MFSU of fats). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ravintorasvojen tai tislattujen ravintorasvahappojen natrium- (alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids, E470, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, sodium), rasvan laajeneminen (dilatation of fats), raa'at (crude, fixed vegetable fats and oils, refined or fractionated), kasvirasvat ja-öljyt (crude, fixed vegetable fats and oils, refined or fractionated), kalium-ja kalsiumsuolat joko yksittäin tai seoksina (alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids, E470, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, sodium), kala-ja merinisäkäsrasvat ja niiden jakeet (fats and oils and their fractions of fish or marine mammals), jalostetut tai jakeet (crude, fixed vegetable fats and oils, refined or fractionated), E 470 (alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids, E470, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, sodium). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | lipides (fat), graisses. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Fette, Fett (adipose, bold, fat, fatty, grease, greasy, heavily, heavy, lucrative, luxuriant, obese, porkily, porky, rich, shortening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | έλαια τηγανίσματος (deep frying fats), σταθεροποιημένα έλαια και λίπη φυτικής προέλευσης,ακατέργαστα,εξευγενισμένα ή διαχωρισμένα (crude, fixed vegetable fats and oils, refined or fractionated), πολτώδη ή στερεά λιπαρά σώματα (pasty or solid fats), λίπη για τηγάνισμα (deep frying fats), λίπη φυτικά στερεά (solid fats), λίπος ζωικής προέλευσης (animal fats), ανακύκλωση λιπών (recycling of fats), απόβλητα από την " Χ λιπών,λιπαντικών,σαπουνιών,απολυμαντικών και καλλυντικών (detergents disinfectants and cosmetics, grease, soaps, waste from the MFSU of fats), αυτόκλειστο για τη σαπωνοποίηση λιπαρών σωμάτων (autoclave for saponifying fats), ορυκτά λίπη (fats and greases, mineral oils), διαστολή λιπιδίων (dilatation of fats). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | zsiradék (fat, grease, slush), zsír (dripping, fat, grease, lard), hízott marha. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | Unione centrale dell'industria svizzera dei grassi (Central Union of the Swiss Fats Industry), sostanze grasse pastose o solide (pasty or solid fats), sali di sodio,di potassio o di calcio degli acidi grassi alimentari,soli o in miscela,ottenuti da materie grasse commestibili e da acidi grassi alimentari distillati (alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids, E470, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, sodium), rifiuti da PFFU di cere,grassi,saponi,detergenti,disinfettanti e cosmetici (detergents disinfectants and cosmetics, grease, soaps, waste from the MFSU of fats), riciclaggio delle materie grasse (recycling of fats), oli e grassi vegetali fissi,greggi,raffinati o frazionati (crude, fixed vegetable fats and oils, refined or fractionated), imposta oli e i grassi (tax on oils and fats), idrogenazione dei grassi (hardening of fats, hydrogenation of fats), grasso di origine animale (animal fats), grassi minerali (fats and greases, mineral oils), grassi idrogenati (hydrogenated fats), E470 (alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids, E470, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, sodium), dilatazione dei grassi (dilatation of fats), autoclave per saponificare i corpi grassi (autoclave for saponifying fats). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 脂質 (adipose, lipid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ししつ (adipose, disposition, lipid, nature, paper quality, private room, quality of teeth). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 파일 당 테이" (FAT). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | atsfay sais de sódio,de potássio,de cálcio de ácidos gordos alimentares,sós ou em misturas,obtidos a partir de matérias gordas comestíveis ou de ácidos gordos alimentares destilados. (alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids, E470, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, sodium), resíduos de FFDU de gorduras,banhas,sabões,detergentes,desinfectantes e cosméticas (detergents disinfectants and cosmetics, grease, soaps, waste from the MFSU of fats), reciclagem das gorduras (recycling of fats), gorduras minerais (fats and greases, mineral oils), gordura de origem animal (animal fats), E470 (alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or from distilled edible fatty acids, E470, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, sodium), dilatação das gorduras (dilatation of fats), corpos gordos pastosos ou sólidos (pasty or solid fats), autoclave para saponificar corpos gordos (autoclave for saponifying fats), óleos e gorduras vegetais fixos,brutos,refinados ou fraccionados (crude, fixed vegetable fats and oils, refined or fractionated). (various references) residuos del FFDU de grasas, jabones, detergentes, desinfectantes y cosméticos (detergents disinfectants and cosmetics, grease, soaps, waste from the MFSU of fats), reciclado de grasas (recycling of fats), materias grasas pastosas o sólidas (pasty or solid fats), grasas y aceites fijos de origen vegetal, en bruto, refinados o fraccionados (crude, fixed vegetable fats and oils, refined or fractionated), grasas minerales (fats and greases, mineral oils), grasa de origen animal (animal fats), grasa animal (adipose), dilatación de grasas (dilatation of fats), autoclave para saponificar las grasas (autoclave for saponifying fats). (various references) fettdilatation (dilatation of fats). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Joel Chapter 3, Verse 13 |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Mittite falces quoniam maturavit messis venite et descendite quia plenum est torcular exuberant torcularia quia multiplicata est malitia eorum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Sende ye sykelis, for the corn hath rypid; cum ye, and discende ye, for the pressoure is ful; pressours ben plenteuouse, for the malice of hem is multiplied. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | I will give your sons and your daughters into the hands of the children of Judah for a price, and they will give them for a price to the men of Sheba, a nation far off: for the Lord has said it. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Joel Chapter 3, Verse 13 |
| Albanian | Merrni në dorë draprinjtë, sepse të korrat janë gati. Ejani, zbrisni, sepse trokulli është plot, butet grafullojnë, sepse e madhe është ligësia e tyre". |
| Cebuano | Isakob ninyo ang galab; kay ang alanihon hinog na: umari kamo, giuka ninyo ang pug-anan; kay puno na ang pug-anan; nagaawas ang mga kawa; kay daku kaayo ang ilang pagkadautan. |
| Chinese | 開 鐮 罷 . 為 莊 稼 熟 了 . 踐 踏 罷 。 為 ' 醡 滿 了 、 ' 盈 溢 . 他 們 的 罪 惡 " 大 。 |
| Danish | Jeg sælger eders Sønner og Døtre til Judæerne, og de skal sælge dem til Sabæerne, Folket i det fjerne Land, så sandt HERREN har talet. |
| Dutch | Slaat de sikkel aan, want de oogst is rijp geworden; komt aan, daalt henen af, want de pers is vol, en de perskuipen lopen over; want hunlieder boosheid is groot. |
| Finnish | Lähettäkää sirppi, sillä sato on kypsynyt. Tulkaa polkemaan, sillä kuurna on täynnä ja kuurna-altaat pursuvat ylitse; sillä heidän pahuutensa on suuri. |
| French | Saisissez la faucille, Car la moisson est mûre! Venez, foulez, Car le pressoir est plein, Les cuves regorgent! Car grande est leur méchanceté, |
| German | Schlagt die Sichel an, denn die Ernte ist reif; kommt herab, denn die Kelter ist voll, und die Kufen laufen über; denn ihre Bosheit ist groß. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Mereka sangat jahat; tebaslah mereka seperti gandum masak di ladang. Injak-injaklah mereka seperti anggur dalam pemerasan anggur yang penuh sampai tumpah. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Suruhkanlah penyabit, karena segala buah-buahnya sudah masak; marilah, pijaklah apitan anggur, karena penuhlah ia, dan segala tempat air anggurpun sebaklah! Besarlah, besarlah juga kejahatan mereka itu. |
| Maori | Kuhua te toronaihi ki roto, kua pakari hoki te witi: haere mai, takahia; kua ki hoki te poka waina, purena tonu nga waka waina; he nui hoki to ratou kino. |
| Norwegian | Og jeg vil selge eders sønner og døtre til Judas barn, og de skal selge dem til sabeerne, et folk som bor langt borte; for Herren har talt. |
| Portuguese | Lançai a foice, porque já está madura a seara; vinde, descei, porque o lagar está cheio, os vasos dos lagares trasbordam, porquanto a sua malícia é grande. |
| Rumanian | Puneyi mkna pe secere, cqci seceriwul este copt! Veniyi wi cqlcayi cu picioarele, cqci linurile sknt pline, wi tocitorile dau peste ele! Cqci mare este rqutatea lor! |
| Russian | рХУФЙФЕ Ч "ЕМП УЕТ Щ, Й'П ЦБФЧБ УПЪТЕМБ; Й"ЙФЕ, У ХУФЙФЕУШ, Й'П ФПЮЙМП ПМОП Й П"ФПЮЙМЙС ЕТЕМЙЧБАФУС, ПФПНХ ЮФП ЪМП'Б ЙИ ЧЕМЙЛБ. |
| Spanish | Meted la hoz, porque el grano ya está maduro. Venid, pisotead, porque el lagar está lleno y rebosan las cubas; pues mucha es la maldad de ellos. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "FATS": fatshedera, fatshederas, fatso, fatsoes, fatsos, fatstock, fatstocks. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "FATS": butterfats, defats, marrowfats. (additional references) | |
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"FATS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: affs, aftc, afts, Faas, fabt, Faks, famt, fantes, faqs, fas, fasb, fass, fasta, Fastp, fastr, fasty, fata, fatass, fath, Fati, fato, fatsia, fatt, fatto, fatus, fatz, faus, favs, faws, faxs, faytes, fayts, fets, fetz, Ffas, Fitst, fotz, fratz, fta, Ftao, ftx, fuast, futts, fwas, fytz, Tfasta, vfas. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "FATS" (pronounced fa"ts) |
| 3 | -a" t s | bats, batts, brats, cats, chats, combats, flats, gnats, hats, Kats, mats, mattes, Matts, pats, prats, rats, slats, spats, stats, vats. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: fast. | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-s-t" | |
-1 letter: aft, fas, fat, sat, tas. | |
-2 letters: as, at, fa, ta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-f-s-t" | |
+1 letter: facts, farts, fasts, fates, fatso, feast, feats, fetas, fiats, flats, frats, hafts, rafts, shaft, softa, staff, tufas, wafts. | |
+2 letters: afrits, afters, aftosa, crafts, defats, drafts, facets, fagots, faints, faiths, fasted, fasten, faster, fatsos, fatwas, faults, feasts, festal, fiesta, flatus, floats, flotas, frusta, grafts, krafts, safest, safety, shafts, softas, staffs, strafe, tafias. | |
+3 letters: affects, afreets, aftmost, aftosas, batfish, bedfast, caftans, castoff, catfish, daftest, deafest, defeats, distaff, factors, faddist, faggots, fainest, fairest, fajitas, falsest, falsity, falters, fanjets, fantasm, fantast, fantasy, fantods, fantoms, fascist, fastens, fasters, fastest, fasting, fathers, fathoms, fatless, fatness, fatsoes, fattens, fattest, fatties, fattish, fatuous, faucets, fauvist, feasted, feaster, featest, fetials, fiestas, fissate, fistula, fixates, flasket, flaunts, flotsam, flypast, folates, formats, fossate, fractus, fraters, fretsaw, fugatos, fustian, gabfest, haffets, haffits, hafters, hatfuls, hatsful, infants, kaftans, maftirs, mastiff, offcast, outfast, rafters, ratfish, restaff, satisfy, sfumato, shafted, staffed, staffer, strafed, strafer, strafes, sulfate, sunfast, taffias, taffies, tariffs, upwafts, vatfuls, wafters. | |
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