fatty acid
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fatty acid
▶noun Chemistry an organic acid consisting of a hydrocarbon chain and a terminal carboxyl group.
'fatty acid' also found in these Oxford entries:
adipic acid
- arachidonic acid
- caproic acid
- EFA
- eicosapentaenoic acid
- erucic acid
- essential
- glyceride
- linoleic acid
- linolenic acid
- oleic acid
- omega-3 fatty acid
- palmitic acid
- propionic acid
- saturated
- stearic acid
- trans-fat
- trans-fatty acid
- triglyceride
- unsaturated
- valeric acid

