Usually means: Thermogenic tissue burning calories, heat.
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  1. brown fat: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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▸ noun:  Synonym of brown adipose tissue

Similar:
adipose, thermogenin, adipocyte, adipoblast, adipocere, adipofibroblast, adipochemokine, pheomelanin, adipohormone, phaeomelanin, more...

Opposite:
white fat, adipose tissue, subcutaneous fat

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Similar:
adipose, thermogenin, adipocyte, adipoblast, adipocere, adipofibroblast, adipochemokine, pheomelanin, adipohormone, phaeomelanin, more...

Opposite:
white fat, adipose tissue, subcutaneous fat



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