fatty acid
Noun
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is a type of: carboxylic acid - an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groupssubtypes:
- saturated fatty acid - a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats
- unsaturated fatty acid - a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms
- trans fatty acid - a fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils
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