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.

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.

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.

unsaturated fatty acid

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

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.

saturated fatty acid

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

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

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.

nonesterified fatty acid

Noun : Alternative spelling of non-esterified fatty acid [(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]

capric acid

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

acyl

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic 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.

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

arachidic acid

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

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.

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.

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.

carnaubic acid

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

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

hexadecanoic acid

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

margaric acid

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

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

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

cerotic acid

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

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.

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.

hexaenoic acid

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

heptadecatrienoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any fatty acid that has seventeen carbon atoms and three double bonds

tetradecenoic acid

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

omega-6 fatty acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond between the sixth and seventh carbon atoms from the end of the molecule farthest from the carboxylic acid; although they are essential fatty acids, there is evidence that excess levels can cause a number of diseases

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.]

behenic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A fatty acid, docosanoic acid, having twenty-two carbon atoms.

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.

glyceride

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

elaidic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The trans isomer of oleic acid; the major trans fat found in hydrogenated vegetable oils, also occurring in small amounts in caprine and bovine milk.

erucic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A long-chain unsaturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₇CH=CH(CH₂)₁₁COOH, found in rapeseed and mustard seed oils; strictly, the cis-isomer of the molecule (the trans-isomer is called brassidic acid).

carboxylic acid

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

omega-3 fatty acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond between the third and fourth carbon atoms from the end of the molecule farthest from the carboxylic acid; they are found in green vegetables and in the oils of fish such as salmon and mackerel; they are essential fatty acids, and seem to be beneficial in reducing the risk of heart disease.

alkanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic carboxylic acid.

ω-3 fatty acid

Noun : Abbreviation of omega-3 fatty acid. [(organic chemistry) Any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond between the third and fourth carbon atoms from the end of the molecule farthest from the carboxylic acid; they are found in green vegetables and in the oils of fish such as salmon and mackerel; they are essential fatty acids, and seem to be beneficial in reducing the risk of heart disease.]

glyceric acid

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

choleic acid

Noun : (biochemistry) taurocholic acid (An acid obtained from bile).

polyunsaturated fatty acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A fatty acid, such as arachidonic acid, that contains two or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds

oleochemical

Adjective : (organic chemistry) Derived from a natural vegetable oil or animal fat

ω-6 fatty acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of omega-6 fatty acid. [(organic chemistry) any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond between the sixth and seventh carbon atoms from the end of the molecule farthest from the carboxylic acid; although they are essential fatty acids, there is evidence that excess levels can cause a number of diseases]

docosadienoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric unsaturated fatty acids having 22 carbon atoms and 2 double bonds

pentatriacontanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any saturated fatty acid that has 35 carbon atoms

Noun : (organic chemistry) ceroplastic acid

enoic acid

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

olein

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

Noun : (chemistry) Any glyceride of oleic acid

galactosylglyceride

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any fatty acid ester of galactosylglycerol

polyenoic acid

Noun : (chemistry) Any polyunsaturated fatty acid

heneicosanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any saturated fatty acid having 21 carbon atoms, but especially n-heneicosanoic acid

acylglycerol

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

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

dodecanoic acid

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

ricinoleic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A crystalline unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid C₁₈H₃₄O₃ that yields esters important as plasticizers and whose glyceride (ricinolein) is the main component of castor oil.

nonadecenoic acid

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

margaritic acid

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

amic acid

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

ceroplastic acid

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

nonadecanoic acid

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

plasmal

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aldehydes (or their acetals) derived from fatty acids

pentadecenoic acid

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

undecanoic acid

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

glycocholic acid

Noun : (biochemistry) A crystalline bile acid involved in the emulsification of fats, a conjugate of cholic acid with glycine.

pentadienoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid CH₂=CH-CH=CH-COOH

pufa

Noun : (organic chemistry) Initialism of polyunsaturated fatty acid. [(organic chemistry) A fatty acid, such as arachidonic acid, that contains two or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds]

acylcarnitine

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

paraffinic acid

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

linolenic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) An polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and three double bonds, essential for human nutrition; it is found in linseed and other vegetable oils

hydroxystearic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any of many isomeric hydroxy derivatives of stearic acid, some of which have industrial applications

diglyceride

Noun : (organic chemistry) a lipid, an ester of glycerol and two fatty acids (the same or different, in the 1,2 or 1,3 positions)

allenoic acid

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

hentriacontanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any saturated fatty acid having 31 carbon atoms; hentriacontylic acid

polyunsaturate

Noun : any polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid

alpha linolenic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) An omega-3 fatty acid, (9Z,12Z,15Z)-octadeca-9,12,15-trienoic acid, an essential fatty acid, found in many seeds and oils, including flaxseed, walnuts, chia, hemp, and many common vegetable oils.

hexadecatrienoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A polyunsaturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms and three double bonds

heptanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) the aliphatic carboxylic acid having seven carbon atoms, CH₃(CH₂)₅COOH; enanthic acid

heptatriacontanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A saturated fatty acid having 37 carbon atoms

cetoleic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The unsaturated fatty acid cis-docos-11-enoic acid found in many species of fish

selacholeic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) An unsaturated fatty acid containing twenty-four carbon atoms

tritriacontanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The long-chain saturated fatty acid having 33 carbon atoms; psyllic acid

nonacosanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A long-chain saturated fatty acid having 29 carbon atoms

acylal

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any diester of a geminal diol; R₂C(OCOR')₂.

nitrofatty acid

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

phytanic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The fatty acid (7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid derived from chlorophyll via the related phytol

pentacosanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A long-chain saturated fatty acid having 25 carbon atoms.

acetoglyceride

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any glyceride of acetic acid

hexadecanedioic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 16 carbon atoms, but especially 1,16-hexadecanedioic acid

adrenic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A polyunsaturated fatty acid having 22 carbon atoms and 4 double bonds, 7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z-docosatetraenoic acid

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.

aldaric acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any of a group of polyhydroxy dicarboxylic acids derived from an aldose by oxidation at both terminal carbon atoms.

heptadecenoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) An unsaturated fatty acid having 17 carbon atoms and one double bond

hexenoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric carboxylic acids derived from a hexene

heptenoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric aliphatic carboxylic acids that have seven carbon atoms and one double bond

octatriacontanoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) A long-chain saturated fatty acid having 38 carbon atoms

glycerophosphoric acid

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

gondoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) The unsaturated fatty acid cis-icos-11-enoic acid (an isomer of gadoleic acid) present in fish and vegetable oils

pentaenoic acid

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any polyunsaturated fatty acid that has five double bonds

acyl chloride

Noun : (organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an acyl functional group (R-CO-) directly attached to a chlorine atom (R-CO-Cl).

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