Another Word For FATTY_ACID

fatty alcohol

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any of a group of long-chain aliphatic alcohols, found in nature esterified with fatty acids in the form of waxes.

carboxylic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group.

oleic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc.

non-esterified fatty acid

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

palmitoleic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 16 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in the adipose tissue of all animals.

palmitic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) One of the most common saturated fatty acids; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.

triglyceride

Noun : (organic chemistry) A lipid, an ester of glycerol and three fatty acids (the same or different); the major constituent of animal and vegetable fats

glyceride

Noun : (organic chemistry) An ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acid; they are the major constituents of lipids.

lauric acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A saturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₁₀COOH, occurring in coconut, palm and laurel oil; mostly used in making cosmetics and soaps

paraffinic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry, archaic) The organic compound with chemical formula C₂₄H₄₈O₂.

fatty oil

Noun : Synonym of fixed oil

butanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The chemical compound with the formula CH₃(CH₂)₂COOH, a short chain fatty acid; its glyceride is one of the principle components of the flavor of butter.

butyric acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Either of the two isomeric carboxylic acids, normal butyric acid and isobutyric acid, with the chemical formula C₃H₇COOH, occurring in animal milk fat.

Noun : (organic chemistry) Solely the straight chain isomer of the above, normal butyric acid or n-butyric acid, CH₃(CH₂)₂COOH, a short chain fatty acid; its glyceride is one of the principle components of the flavour of butter.

caprylic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₆COOH, obtained from butter and other animal fats, and used in the manufacture of perfumes and flavours.

diglycolic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The dicarboxylic acid O(CH₂COOH)₂

glycerid

Noun : (zoology) Any member of the Glyceridae.

Noun : Archaic form of glyceride. [(organic chemistry) An ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acid; they are the major constituents of lipids.]

enoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any unsaturated carboxylic acid

unsaturated fatty acid

Noun : (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A fatty acid, such as oleic acid, that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond.

gadoleic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The unsaturated fatty acid cis-icos-9-enoic acid related to oleic acid but having 20 carbon atoms; it is found in fish and vegetable oils

caproic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A liquid fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₄COOH, obtained from animal fats, and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and flavours.

myristic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A saturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₁₂COOH, tetradecanoic acid, found in both animal and vegetable oils and fats; used in the manufacture of soap, cosmetics etc.

alkanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic carboxylic acid.

stearic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) octadecanoic acid; the most common saturated fatty acid; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.

cerotic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A very-long-chain saturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₂₄COOH, found in beeswax and carnauba wax.

carboxyl

Noun : (organic chemistry) A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.

dodecanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric aliphatic carboxylic acids having twelve carbon atoms; but especially n-dodecanoic acid (lauric acid).

octanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) caprylic acid

hexadecanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic carboxylic acid that has sixteen carbon atoms, but especially palmitic acid

formic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH, a colourless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odour systematically known as methanoic acid; it is present in the stings of ants, bees and nettles, and is prepared industrially by the oxidation of methanol or formaldehyde; it has some industrial uses, and its esters, the formates are used in perfumes.

oleïc acid

Noun : Obsolete form of oleic acid. [(organic chemistry) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc.]

diacylglycerol

Noun : (organic chemistry) diglyceride

pelargonic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) an aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH₃(CH₂)₇COOH, nonanoic acid, used in the manufacture of plastics, pharmaceuticals etc

essential fatty acid

Noun : (biochemistry, organic chemistry) any fatty acid required for human metabolism that cannot be synthesized by the body and must be present in the diet; originally designated as vitamin F

capric acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₈COOH, obtained from animal fats, and used in the manufacture of perfumes and flavours.

carnaubic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A mixture of fatty acids present as glycerides in carnauba wax

hydroxy acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) a carboxylic acid that also contains a hydroxy group

triglycerid

Noun : Archaic form of triglyceride. [(organic chemistry) A lipid, an ester of glycerol and three fatty acids (the same or different); the major constituent of animal and vegetable fats]

phytomonic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The fatty acid 10-(2-hexylcyclopropyl)decanoic acid found in some gram-negative bacteria

nonadecenoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid that has nineteen carbon atoms

carotenoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any carotenoid containing a carboxylic acid functional group.

acylglycerol

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any ester of glycerol; glyceride

polycarboxylic acid

Noun : (chemistry) Any organic compound having multiple carboxylic acid functional groups

aldonic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any of a class of polyhydroxy carboxylic acids derived from an aldose by oxidation of the aldehyde functional group.

phosphatidic acid

Noun : (chemistry) any derivative of glycerol in which one hydroxyl is esterified with phosphoric acid and the other two are esterified with fatty acids

aliphatate

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic carboxylate

acylceramide

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any acyl derivative (typically from a fatty acid) of a ceramide

oleate

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of oleic acid.

hexacarboxylic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any organic compound having six carboxylic acid groups

amino acid

Noun : (biochemistry) Any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group.

Noun : (biochemistry) Any of the twenty naturally occurring α-amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom), and a variety of side chains, that combine, via peptide bonds, to form proteins.

nonadecanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A saturated fatty acid having 19 carbon atoms

acetoglyceride

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any glyceride of acetic acid

lacceroic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The saturated fatty acid having 32 carbon atoms

monooleoglycerol

Noun : (organic chemistry) The monoglyceride of oleic acid

lipid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body.

keto acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any carboxylic acid that also contains a ketone (carbonyl) group

glycerolipid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any lipid based on glycerol

fumaric acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) an unsaturated organic dicarboxylic acid, HOOCCH=CHCOOH, the geometric isomer of maleic acid from which it may be prepared by heating; it is found in many plants, including fungi and mosses, and is essential in the chemistry of respiration; it has a number of industrial applications, and its esters, the fumarates, are used in the treatment of psoriasis

caprylin

Noun : (organic chemistry) A glyceride (especially the triglyceride) of caprylic acid

heptacosanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any saturated fatty acid having 27 carbon atoms

arachidonic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds, found in animal fats; it is essential for human nutrition, being a precursor to the production of prostaglandins.

acylcarnitine

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any ester of carnitine and a carboxylic acid (especially a fatty acid)

dolichoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Either of two polyisoprenoid carboxylic acids found in mammalian tissue

allophanic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) N-carbamoylcarbamic acid

decenoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any unsaturated fatty acid that has ten carbon atoms and one double bond

octadecenoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) oleic acid

carboxylate

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.

glyceric acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A colourless syrupy organic compound, CH₂OH.CHOH.COOH, formed by the oxidation of glycerol or glyceraldehyde.

hydroxyacid

Noun : Alternative form of hydroxy acid [(organic chemistry) a carboxylic acid that also contains a hydroxy group]

saturated fatty acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A fatty acid, such as stearic acid, that contains no carbon to carbon double bonds.

allenoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any carboxylic acid that contains an allene group

margaric acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A saturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₁₅COOH, that occurs only in very small amounts in natural oils and fats

olein

Noun : Any naturally-occurring greasy or oily substance related to fat

Noun : (chemistry) Any glyceride of oleic acid

carboxyacyl

Noun : (organic chemistry) A carboxy derivative of an acyl group; the radical formed by removing one hydroxyl group from a dicarboxylic acid

undecanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The saturated fatty acid having 11 carbon atoms - CH₃(CH₂)₉COOH

monoacylglycerol

Noun : (organic chemistry) monoglyceride

amic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any organic compound that has both a carboxylic acid and an amide functional group.

carbonyl

Noun : (organic chemistry) A divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.

Noun : (inorganic chemistry) Any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)₄.

caprin

Noun : (organic chemistry) The triglyceride of capric acid; a constituent of butterfat

isoacid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any branched-chain fatty acid

glyceroacylphospholipid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any glycerophospholipid that has at least one acyl ester linkage

hydroxyacyl

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of an acyl radical

ceroplastic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The long-chain unbranched saturated fatty acid having 35 carbon atoms

hexadecenoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) palmitoleic acid

tetradecenoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any fatty acid that has fourteen carbon atoms and one double bond, but especially myristoleic acid

carboxy

Noun : (organic chemistry) The carboxyl group.

geddic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A carboxylic acid and saturated fatty acid found in cotton, carnauba, candelilla wax, and gedda wax.

ketocarboxylic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any carboxylic acid having a ketonic carbonyl group, but especially any α-ketocarboxylic acid having the carbonyl group adjacent to the carboxylic acid group

hydnocarpic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The unsaturated fatty acid 11-(2-cyclopenten-1-yl)undecanoic acid found in the oil of Hydnocarpus trees

triacylglycerol

Noun : (organic chemistry) triglyceride

nitrofatty acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A nitro derivative of a fatty acid, typically formed by reaction of nitric oxide with an unsaturated fatty acid

saccharinic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any of many polyhydroxy carboxylic acids derived from sugars

glycerophosphoric acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric acids that are esters of glycerol and phosphoric acid; their derivatives are the phospholipids

oleicum

Noun : (obsolete, organic chemistry) oleic acid, (an organic acid prepared from fatals, appearing as a yellowish liquid), used to form oleates

arachidic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A long-chain fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₁₈COOH, found in groundnut oil

acetohydroxy acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) An acetylated derivative of a hydroxy acid, such as acetolactic acid

phenoxyacid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any phenoxy derivative of a fatty acid, especially those used as herbicides

pentadecenoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic carboxylic acid having fifteen carbon atoms and one double bond

hexaenoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid that has six carbon atoms and one double bond in the chain

dicarboxylic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any organic compound having two carboxylic acid functional groups.

pentenoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic carboxylic acid that has five carbon atoms and one double bond

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