DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
fatty acid
/'fæti_'æsɪd/ · fætiæsɪd
Fatty acid has 3 syllables: fat · ty ac · id.
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noun. 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.
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