| NOUN | substance | unsaturated fatty acid | a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms |
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| Meaning | A fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms. | |
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| Narrower | eleostearic acid, elaeostearic acid | A crystalline unsaturated fatty acid |
| monounsaturated fatty acid | An unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule | |
| polyunsaturated fatty acid | An unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule | |
| ricinoleic acid | An oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap | |
| 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 |
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