free fatty acid

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free fatty acid

noun free fatty acids

A non-esterified fatty acid. The smoke point depends on the initial free fatty acid content of the fat: the lower the free fatty acid content, the more stable the fat, and the higher the smoke point.
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@misc{free_fatty_acid_2026,
  title = {free fatty acid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/free%20fatty%20acid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}