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non-esterified fatty acid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any fatty acid which occurs free, rather than esterified with glycerol to form a glyceride or other lipid; usually as the result of hydrolysis

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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  • Chinese Cantonese: 遊離脂肪酸 /游离脂肪酸 (jau4 lei4 zi1 fong1 syun1) — non-esterified fatty acid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遊離脂肪酸 /游离脂肪酸 (yóulí zhīfángsuān) — non-esterified fatty acid
  • French: acide gras non estérifié — non-esterified fatty acid
  • German: freie Fettsäure — non-esterified fatty acid
  • Greek: μη εστεροποιημένο λιπαρό οξύ (mi esteropoiiméno liparó oxý) — non-esterified fatty acid
  • Japanese: 遊離脂肪酸 (yūri shibōsan) — non-esterified fatty acid
  • Korean: 유리 지방산 (yuri jibangsan) — non-esterified fatty acid