A fatty acid is a long-chain carboxylic acid that varies in length and double bonds; three linked to glycerol form a fat molecule.
Eine Fettsäure ist eine langkettige Carbonsäure, die in Länge und Doppelbindungen variiert und drei davon bilden mit Glycerin ein Fettmolekül.
| Front | fatty acid |
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| Back | A long carbon chain carboxylic acid. [These] vary in length and in the number and location of double bonds; three [these] linked to a glycerol molecule form a fat molecule, also known as a triacylglycerol or triglyceride. |
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