saturated_fatty_acid (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *saturated fatty acid*:
NOUN	substance	saturated fatty acid	a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms

English > *saturated fatty acid*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats.
Narrower	butyric acid, butanoic acid	An unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter
	capric acid, decanoic acid	A fatty acid found in animal ... / animal oils and fats
	caproic acid, hexanoic acid	A fatty acid found in animal ... / animal oils and fats or made synthetically
	caprylic acid	A fatty acid having a rancid taste
	lauric acid, dodecanoic acid	A crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut ... / coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)
	margaric acid, heptadecanoic acid	A colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid
	myristic acid, tetradecanoic acid	A saturated fatty acid occurring naturally in animal and vegetable fats
	palmitic acid, hexadecanoic acid	A saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products
	stearic acid, octadecanoic acid	A waxy saturated fatty acid
Broader	fatty acid	Any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis

HyperDic: saturated_fatty_acid