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fatty_acid
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[ noun ] (biology,chemistry) any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis
Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)Their main asset is an abundance of unsaturated fatty_acids , so necessary for maintaining the good_health of the circulatory_system . Dr._Wilson_C._Grant , of the Veterans_'_Administration_Hospital , Coral_Gables , Florida , and the University_of_Miami_School_of_Medicine , set_out to discover if avocados , because of their high content of unsaturated fatty_acids , would reduce the cholesterol of the blood in selected patients . |
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