defatted

adjective

as in lean

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  1. lean
  2. fibrous
Adjective
  • Some lenders use standard factors by industry; others will accept a letter from a CPA attesting to the business’s actual expense ratio, which can meaningfully improve the income calculation for a lean operation.
    — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This comes on top of higher home prices, which seem to now be accelerating again in some parts of the country, due to lean supply.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
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  • Measles can cause a baby’s spleen to enlarge and the fibrous tissue around the organ to thin.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • According to Morris, corn has a fibrous outer layer that our bodies don’t fully break down, and cooking softens that structure while also making its starch more accessible to our digestive enzymes.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of fibrous
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“Defatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defatted. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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