(chemistry) Any of a class of aliphatic carboxylic acids, of general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁COOH, that occur combined with glycerol as animal or vegetable oils and fats. Only those with an even number of carbon atoms are normally found in natural fats.

plural of fatty acid

non-esterified fatty acid

Alternative spelling of non-esterified fatty acid

(biochemistry) A fatty acid, such as stearic acid, that contains no carbon to carbon double bonds.

a fatty acid, such as arachidonic acid, that contains two or more carbon to carbon double bonds

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

(biochemistry) 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

An unsaturated fatty acid in which one or more of the double bonds has the trans orientation instead of the usual cis orientation.

plural of polyunsaturated fatty acid