unsaturated fatty acid
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1. a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | fatty acid, |
| definition | : | any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | monounsaturated fatty acid, |
| definition | : | an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive oil and chicken and almonds (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | polyunsaturated fatty acid, |
| definition | : | an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | ricinoleic acid, |
| definition | : | an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap (noun.substance) |
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