fatty acid
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1. 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 (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | carboxylic acid, |
| definition | : | an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | saturated fatty acid, |
| definition | : | a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | unsaturated fatty acid, |
| definition | : | a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | trans fatty acid, |
| definition | : | a fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (noun.substance) |
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