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en-noun|sg=fatty acid
- chemistry Any of a class of aliphatic carboxylic acids, of general formula C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n+1</sub>COOH, that occur combined with glycerol as animal or vegetable oils and fats. Only those with an even number of carbon atoms are normally found in natural fats
#*Note: The above general formula applies to the saturated fatty acids. Remove 2 hydrogen atoms for an unsaturated fatty acid, and 2 hydrogen atoms for every double bond in a polyunsaturated fatty acid.
Related terms
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acetic acid - C<sub>2</sub>
butyric acid - C<sub>4</sub>
caproic acid - C<sub>6</sub>
capric acid - C<sub>8</sub>
caprylic acid - C<sub>10</sub>
lauric acid - C<sub>12</sub>
myristic acid - C<sub>14</sub>
palmitic acid - C<sub>16</sub>
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stearic acid - C<sub>18</sub>
arachidic acid - C<sub>20</sub>
obtusilic acid, caproleic acid - C<sub>10</sub> unsaturated
lauroleic acid, linderic acid - C<sub>12</sub> unsaturated
myristoleic acid, physeteric acid, tsuzuic acid - C<sub>14</sub> unsaturated
palmitoleic acid - C<sub>16</sub> unsaturated
petroselinic acid, oleic acid, vaccenic acid - C<sub>18</sub> unsaturated
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gadoleic acid, gondoic acid - C<sub>20</sub> unsaturated
cetoleic acid, erucis acid - C<sub>22</sub> unsaturated
nervonic acid - C<sub>24</sub> unsaturated
elaidic acid - C<sub>18</sub> trans-unsaturated
linoleic acid - C<sub>18</sub> diunsaturated
linolenic acid - C<sub>18</sub> polyunsaturated
arachidonic acid - C<sub>20</sub> polyunsaturated
Translations
trans-top|acid
Czech: mastná kyselina f
Finnish: t|fi|rasvahappo
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Spanish: ácido graso m
Swedish: fettsyra c
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