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noun
A fatty acid, such as stearic acid, that contains no carbon to carbon double bonds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: unsaturated fatty acid
noun
a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fatty acid
Narrower terms: margaric acid, heptadecanoic acid, butyric acid, butanoic acid, capric acid, decanoic acid, caproic acid, hexanoic acid, caprylic acid, lauric acid, dodecanoic acid, myristic acid, tetradecanoic acid, palmitic acid, hexadecanoic acid, stearic acid, octadecanoic acid
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