fatty acid

Definition of Fatty Acid in English :

Noun

1. fatty acid

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fatty Acid

see synonyms of fatty acid

noun

1.

any of a class of aliphatic carboxylic acids, such as palmitic acid, stearic acid, and oleic acid, that form part of a lipid molecule

2.

another name for carboxylic acid, used esp of a naturally occurring one

Fatty Acid

see synonyms of fatty acid

any of a class of lipids consisting of various saturated or unsaturated, monobasic organic acids, generally R·COOH, usually in a straight chain: they occur naturally in the form of glycerol esters in animal or vegetable fats and oils

Fatty Acid

see synonyms of fatty acid

n.

Any of a large group of monoprotic acids, especially those found in animal and vegetable fats and oils, having the general formula C_nH_2n+1COOH. Characteristically made up of saturated or unsaturated aliphatic compounds with an even number of carbon atoms, this group of acids includes palmitic, stearic, and oleic acids.

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