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Fatty Acid Unsaturated Possessing Double Bonds Carbons Hydrocarbon

An unsaturated fatty acid has one or more double bonds between carbons in its hydrocarbon tail, reducing the number of attached hydrogen atoms.

Eine ungesättigte Fettsäure hat eine oder mehrere Doppelbindungen zwischen den Kohlenstoffatomen ihres Kohlenwasserstoffschwanzes, was die Anzahl der gebundenen Wasserstoffatome reduziert.

Front unsaturated fatty acid
Back A fatty acid possessing one or more double bonds between the carbons in the hydrocarbon tail. Such bonding reduces the number of hydrogen atoms attached to the carbon skeleton.

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