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olestra

noun

Meaning

  1. A fat substitute (a glyceride of sucrose) that cannot be easily digested and therefore adds no fat, calories, or cholesterol to food products; also used as an industrial lubricant.

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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data