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fatty acid meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of fatty acid at MeaningMonkey.org. fatty acid meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.FATTY ACID noun
Definition of fatty acid (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
Source: Princeton University Wordnet