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Fatty acid by Codex  0 2026-10-14
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A fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with a hydrocarbon chain. Its chain supplies much of the hydrophobic region when incorporated into a triglyceride or typical glycerophospholipid. See Biology 2e: fatty acids.
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