fatty acid
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fatty acid
noun fatty acids
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Any of a class of aliphatic carboxylic acids, of general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁COOH, that occur combined with glycerol as animal or vegetable oils and fats. Only those with an even number of carbon atoms are normally found in natural fats.
Similar: fatty acid
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noun acid
| Español | ácido graso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지방산 jibangsan |
| 日本語 | 脂肪酸 shibōsan |
| 中文 | 脂肪酸 zhīfángsuān, 脂酸 zhīsuān |
| हिन्दी | वसीय अम्ल vasīya amla |
| Português | ácido graxo |
| Français | acide gras |
| Deutsch | Fettsäure |
| Italiano | acido grasso |
| Ελληνικά | λιπαρό οξύ liparó oxý |
| Română | acid gras |
| Русский | жи́рная кислота́ žírnaja kislotá |
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title = {fatty acid},
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