maščobna kislina
maščobna kislina
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 [Katerakoli alifatska monocarbonska kislina, ki tvori del molekule lipidov in jo lahko pridobimo iz maščob z hidrolizo; maščobne kisline so enostavne molekule, ki so sestavljene iz niza ogljikovih atomov, povezanih v verigo od 12 do 22 ogljikovih atomov.]