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a type of fat used in cooking and baking, made from vegetable oils or animal fats

Synonyms & similar words

abridge reduce castrate lengthen bowdlerize expand foreshorten abbreviate expurgate cut contract shorten bowdlerise fat butter margarine oil lard grease substitute spread emulsifier trans-fat

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