Glossary · Chemistry
Fatty acid
A long chain of carbon atoms ending in an acid group, the building block of fats and oils, such as oleic or palmitic acid.
In Icillion
In the game, 1 prompt asks about fatty acid. 25 answers count in total; the common ones float, and 17 rare ones sink below the surface.
Some examples
Taken from “Name a fatty acid”, among the ones people know best:
- Oleic acid
- Palmitic acid
- Stearic acid
- Linoleic acid
- Alpha linolenic acid
- Lauric acid
- Myristic acid
- Butyric acid
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