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DEFINITIONS OF: fatty acid

n 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

Types:: show 17 types...; hide 17 types...; saturated fatty acid
a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats; unsaturated fatty acid
a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms; trans fatty acid
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; monounsaturated fatty acid
an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive oil and chicken and almonds; polyunsaturated fatty acid
an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil; heptadecanoic acid, margaric acid
a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid; ricinoleic acid
an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap; butanoic acid, butyric acid
an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter; capric acid, decanoic acid
a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling goats; caproic acid, hexanoic acid
a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats; caprylic acid
a fatty acid having a rancid taste; found in butter and other fats and oils; elaidic acid
a monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods; elaeostearic acid, eleostearic acid
a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid; dodecanoic acid, lauric acid
a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil); myristic acid, tetradecanoic acid
a saturated fatty acid occurring naturally in animal and vegetable fats; hexadecanoic acid, palmitic acid
a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products; octadecanoic acid, stearic acid
a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats

Type of:: carboxylic acid
an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups

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