WordNet: fatty acid

any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms

• hypernym carboxylic acid

• hyponym saturated fatty acid

• hyponym unsaturated fatty acid

• hyponym trans fatty acid

fatty acid

• (suomi) rasvahappo (synonyymi)