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free fatty acids

free fatty acids is the plural of free fatty acid.

Meaning of free fatty acid

Noun

free fatty acid (plural free fatty acids)

  1. A non-esterified fatty acid.
    • The smoke point depends on the initial free fatty acid content of the fat: the lower the free fatty acid content, the more stable the fat, and the higher the smoke point.2004, Harold McGee, chapter 15, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    FFA

Questions about free fatty acids

What is free fatty acids the plural of?
Free fatty acids is the plural of free fatty acid.

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