defatted

English

Verb

defatted

1. simple past and past participle of defat

Adjective

defatted (comparative more defatted, superlative most defatted)

1. From which fat has been removed (often by use of solvents)
   • 1972, Allan Kay Smith, Sidney Joseph Circle, Soybeans: Chemistry and Technology: Proteins, page 310:

     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 protein than the nonfat milk solids .

Derived terms

• partially defatted pork fatty tissue