saturated fatty acid

Noun

Meaning

a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fat butyric cholesterol lipid fatty acid saturated fat acyl group fatty acid moiety acyl tail fatty acid chain saturated fatty acids fatty acyl moiety fatty chain fatty acid radical hydrogenated fat
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Hypernyms

fatty acid

Hyponyms

stearic acid butyric acid capric acid caproic acid caprylic acid decanoic acid

Related terms

polyunsaturated fatty acid saturated fat

Close letter words and terms

saturate bombing saturated saturated fat saturated fatty acid esters saturated fatty acid residues saturated fatty acids