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 |
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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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