HyperDic: unsaturated_fatty_acid

English > 1 sense of the expression unsaturated fatty acid:
NOUNsubstanceunsaturated fatty acida fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms
English > unsaturated fatty acid: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms.
Narrowereleostearic acid, elaeostearic acidA crystalline unsaturated fatty acid
monounsaturated fatty acidAn unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule
polyunsaturated fatty acidAn unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule
ricinoleic acidAn oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap
Broaderfatty acidAny of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis

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