fatty acid

any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis

脂肪酸一种脂族单羧酸，构成脂分子的一部分，可通过水解从脂肪中提取

fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms

脂肪酸是由一系列碳原子组成的简单分子，碳原子链由12到22个碳原子组成