English noun: saturated fatty acid | |||
1. | saturated fatty acid (substance) a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fatty acid | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | butanoic acid, butyric acid, capric acid, caproic acid, caprylic acid, decanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, heptadecanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, hexanoic acid, lauric acid, margaric acid, myristic acid, octadecanoic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, tetradecanoic acid | ||