fatty acid 1

noundomain: substance

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Hyponym

saturated fatty acid 1

noun

a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats

unsaturated fatty acid 1

noun

a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms

trans fatty acid 1

noun

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