defatted

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Adjective
  • The two groups lost a similar percentage of lean muscle mass.1 Notably, in the semaglutide group, being older, female, and consuming less protein at the start of the study were all associated with the greatest losses in lean mass.
    Simon Spichak, Health, 18 July 2025
  • In lean Laguna Woods, the city council made six extra lump sum payments to erase its unfunded pension liabilities since 2017.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Slightly heavier than some of its competition, the Genesis was able to use that weight to slice through fibrous carrots with low resistance.
    Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 July 2025
  • But if it over-ferments, durian tastes rotten, becomes too bitter and transforms into a fibrous, hard-to-eat mess.
    Tom Downey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
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“Defatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defatted. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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