unsaturated fatty acid

Noun
  1. A fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms (synset 114765094)
    is a type of: 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; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms
    subtypes:
    • monounsaturated fatty acid - 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
    • polyunsaturated fatty acid - 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
    • ricinoleic acid - an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap
    • elaeostearic acid, eleostearic acid - a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid

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