fatty acid

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españolácido graso

Françaisacide gras

DeutschFettsäure

30 more languages

Българскимастна киселина

Bosanskimasna kiselina масна киселина

Catalààcid gras

Češtinamastná kyselina

Cymraegasid brasterog

Ελληνικάλιπαρό οξύ

Suomirasvahappo

Gaeilgeaigéad sailleach

Galegoácido graxo

Hrvatskimasna kiselina масна киселина

Bahasa Indonesiaasam lemak

Íslenskafitusýra

Italianoacido grasso

日本語脂肪酸

ភាសាខ្មែរអាស៊ីតខ្លាញ់

한국어지방산

Latviešutaukskābe

Македонскимасна киселина

Nederlandsvetzuur

Polskikwas tłuszczowy

Portuguêsácido graxo

Românăacid gras

Русскийжирная кислота

Српскиmasna kiselina масна киселина

Svenskafettsyra

ไทยกรดไขมัน

Türkçeyağ asidi

Українськажи́рна кислота́

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

fatty alcohol fatty bom bom fatty boombalatty fatty cutty fatty liver fatty oil

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