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Defenition of the word fatty acid

    • Defenition of the word fatty acid

      • Any of a large group of organic acids, especially those found in animal and vegetable fats and oils.
      • any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis
      • any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms

    Hyponyms for the word fatty acid

      • saturated fatty acid
      • trans fatty acid
      • unsaturated fatty acid

    Hypernyms for the word fatty acid

      • carboxylic acid

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