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fatty acid

noun /fætiæsɪd/ 3 syllables 10 letters Scrabble 18 WWF 18
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noun

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

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