Fatty acid
= Fatty acid
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 https://openstax.org/books/biology-2e/pages/3-3-lipids[Biology 2e: fatty acids].