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fatty acid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
fat-ty acid
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of aliphatic carboxylic acids, of general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁COOH, that occur combined with glycerol as animal or vegetable oils and fats. Only those with an even number of carbon atoms are normally found in natural fats.

Inflected Forms

fatty acids (plural)

Phrases

nitrofatty acid acetic acid - C2 butyric acid - C4 caproic acid - C6 caprylic acid - C8 capric acid - C10 lauric acid - C12 myristic acid - C14

Frequently Paired Words

acetic acid - C2 butyric acid - C4 caproic acid - C6 caprylic acid - C8 capric acid - C10 lauric acid - C12 myristic acid - C14 palmitic acid - C16

Synonyms

fatty acid

Questions

What does fatty acid mean?
Any of a class of aliphatic carboxylic acids, of general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁COOH, that occur combined with glycerol as animal or vegetable oils and fats. Only those with an even number of carbon atoms are normally found in natural fats.

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