English noun: fatty acid | |||
1. | fatty acid (substance) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | carboxylic acid | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | saturated fatty acid, trans fatty acid, unsaturated fatty acid | ||