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Fatty Acid

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Fatty Acids
possessive
Fatty Acid's
pluralpossessive
Fatty Acids'