beige fat

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English

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Etymology

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From being a color between brown and white, closer to white.

Noun

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beige fat (uncountable)

  1. (anatomy, physiology) A form of brown fat which can function akin to white fat under normal circumstances, but can function as brown fat under cold conditions.

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