edible fat vs shortening

edible fat and shortening both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
edible fat	Yes	No	No	No
shortening	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shortening is a hyponym of edible fat; that is, shortening is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than edible fat:

edible fat: oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue
shortening: fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

Other hyponyms of edible fat include cracklings, lard, marbling, suet, drippings, oil, vegetable oil.

edible fat (noun)	shortening (noun)
oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue	act of decreasing in length
	fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

edible fat vs shortening

edible fat and shortening both are nouns.

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