Organic, monobasic acids derived from hydrocarbons by the equivalent of oxidation of a methyl group to an alcohol, aldehyde, and then acid. Fatty acids are saturated and unsaturated (FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Also Known As:
Saturated Fatty Acids; Fatty Acids, Esterified; Aliphatic Acids; Acid, Aliphatic; Acid, Esterified Fatty; Acid, Saturated Fatty; Esterified Fatty Acids; Fatty Acid, Esterified; Fatty Acid, Saturated; Aliphatic Acid; Esterified Fatty Acid; Fatty Acid; Fatty Acids, Saturated; Saturated Fatty Acid