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UNSATURATED FATTY ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("unsaturated fatty acid" is a kind 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unsaturated fatty acid"):
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)
