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fatty acid

fat·ty ac·id (plural fat·ty ac·ids)


noun 
Definition:
 
organic acid: an organic acid belonging to a group that may occur naturally as waxes, fats, and essential oils and consisting of a straight chain of carbon atoms linked by single bonds and ending in a carboxyl group. Source: animal and plant materials. CnHn + 1COOH

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